Entering the Chinese entertainment industry is like entering a deep sea

Chapter 694: Hollywood's Imprint

Jingtian's smile at her uncle's encouragement was a little forced.

The family supports me with all their might, both financially and in terms of connections.

He even had the idea of ​​inviting Cheng Long and Li Lianjie to help him, but both of them were not very satisfied with the script that his uncle came up with, so it has been delayed.

But I am always just one step away from the first line.

Whether in terms of popularity or commercial value, there is a certain gap between them and some of the six beauties of Na Rongchen today.

At the beginning of last month, "Pacific Rim", a joint production of Legendary and Warner, was released in China. With a box office of 6.9 million yuan, it became the first Hollywood blockbuster to have its box office in mainland China exceed that in North America.

She also said enviously, "This Japanese girl is so lucky," and as a result, her uncle started to work quietly.

It just so happened that last month the Wanda Oriental Movie Metropolis superstar red carpet event was held in Qingdao.

When her uncle came back, he told her that she didn't need to envy the Japanese girl Rinko Kikuchi. As long as she wanted to act, everything would be fine.

When Pacific Rim was released, Li Chen was busy with the Spring Festival Gala. While his wife was promoting The Hunger Games 2 in Europe and the United States, he watched this mecha monster blockbuster with his mother-in-law in his spare time.

After watching it, I am even more looking forward to "Vientiane Island" starring her and Leon.

But when Pacific Rim was taken off the screen, she worriedly told Li Chen that the box office of Vientiane Island might not be as good as Pacific Rim.

With a global box office of 4.1 million US dollars, an investment of 2 million US dollars, and a publicity and promotion cost of at least 7 million. Tim told her that this "Pacific Rim" is just one movie and the rule in Hollywood is that if a movie doesn't make money, there will definitely be no sequel.

As a result, Li Chen dispelled her worries with just two sentences. With her and Leon as the box office guarantee, there was no need to worry either domestically or globally.

As for whether there will be a sequel, Li Chen did not comment.

If I remember correctly, a few years later, one of the producers of this drama, Legendary Pictures, was named Wang.

Jing Tian's "Special Identity" lost its momentum less than two weeks after its release, and its total box office revenue was fixed at 1.5 million.

It has been quite a while since she debuted, but the highest-grossing movie was actually "So Young" starring Yang Mi, which was released in the same year as her debut.
To date, she does not have a representative work with a box office of over 200 million.

Liu Yifei has been paying close attention to the development of the stocks in which she plays the role of angel investor.

She knew that Zijie Tiaodong had developed rapidly this year. Not only did its user base exceed 5000 million, but it also had stable advertising revenue. It also opened offices in more cities across the country. The pace of expansion was so fast that it dazzled her.

That day she had a dream that she was richer than her husband.

After waking up from the dream, she told her husband the story as a joke.

Unexpectedly, the husband said: Others are daydreaming, but you never daydream.

This sentence made her even more incredulous.

But today's meeting made her believe it a little more.

After coming out of Jinxiu Ming, Liu Yifei was still a little confused. She could make the decision on her own regarding the one million US dollars in round A financing, but in the blink of an eye, it was the tens of millions US dollars in round B financing, and she was a little undecided.

After getting in the car, Liu Yifei was still a little distracted and whispered to the driver, "Go to CCTV."

The driver is already familiar with the route to CCTV Film and Television House.

The Film and Television House is located on the west side of the Wukesong Sports Center in Beijing and is divided into the South Building and the North Building.

The Spring Festival Gala crew all live and work in the South Building.

My husband’s Spring Festival Gala team all works here.

走出6楼电梯大门，走廊里一条红色的“距离2014年1日30日春晚，还有91天”的电子倒计时牌异常醒目。

Room 601 is her husband's office. Before she even got close, Liu Yifei heard her husband's familiar voice: "The opening folk dance highlights a festive and lively atmosphere, and the visual effect of the stage is based on Chinese red."

"Yifei is here?" Liu Yifei had just heard a few words when she was startled by a male voice behind her.

Turning around, she saw that it was Zhang Xiaohai. Liu Yifei smiled and said, "Hello, Director Zhang."

As far as Li Chen and his wife are concerned, Zhang Xiaohai prefers Liu Yifei.

Not only is the girl pretty, her conversation is also very pleasant and her temperament is beyond words. I heard that her mother is a professional dancer.

Moreover, the girl is not as outspoken as Li Chen, which makes him feel uncomfortable sometimes in CCTV, his own territory.

"Why don't you go in?" Zhang Xiaohai asked with a smile.

"They seem to be having a meeting." Liu Yifei pointed to Room 601.

"They are always in meetings! Come in, the real business has been discussed." Zhang Xiaohai said as he walked towards Room 601 first.

Li Chen was a little surprised to see his wife coming at this time.

It was not until his wife explained the purpose of their visit that Li Chen suddenly understood.

Of course he knew about Zijie's Series B financing.

At the end of June, when Zhang Yiming told him about this, Snap, the "ephemeral messaging app", had just completed its US$8000 million Series B financing.

He and Ma Yun even had a meeting about this. The look in Ma Yun's eyes when she looked at him was truly one of 'true love', which gave him a chill.

Therefore, when Miss Liu asked for his opinion, he pretended not to know and smiled: "You make the decision yourself, I won't interfere, I'm only responsible for paying, compared with Snap's 80 million, 10 million US dollars is really nothing."

"No! I can pay for it myself. It's not that I can't afford it. It's just that I have never participated in this level of investment, so I am a little unsure."

"The B round is over, and the C round will probably be close to 100 million US dollars, right?" Liu Yifei said uncertainly.

Li Chen nodded: "That depends on his development trend. If the momentum is good, he may be able to go through the C round in less than a year."

"Don't worry. Even if you lose everything, you still have me. I told you when we got married. If you marry me, you don't have to worry about not having enough money. I don't have anything else but more money than I can spend. I married you because I hope you'll spend more for me!"

Liu Yifei was delighted when she heard this, and her face was even happier. She threw herself into her husband's arms and said softly, "Go away! You've lost everything!"

"It's not easy for you to make money. I can't share the burden for you, but at least you can't spend it recklessly. If I had known this earlier, I wouldn't have invested and I wouldn't have the troubles I have now."

Li Chen gently lifted his wife's chin and saw that her eyes were pure. Even after giving birth to a child, the light in her eyes was still as pure as when they first met.

"I know, I know everything, but you are wrong, I make money easily! Don't worry, invest, the day when your beautiful dream comes true, I will still be waiting to eat your soft rice."

Liu Yifei chuckled, and was about to say "Then you'll have a lot to wait", but before she could say anything, her lips were invaded by her husband.

For a moment, Liu Yifei even forgot where she was.

The two were kissing passionately when Zhao Benshan's voice was heard outside the door.

Liu Yifei was immediately frightened and quickly pushed her husband away.

Li Chen laughed heartily: "You are so heartless, Miss Liu!"

Liu Yifei stabbed her husband fiercely, and quickly smoothed her messy hair on her temples and forehead, and straightened her turned-up collar. She pretended to be indifferent and rolled her eyes at her husband: "I'll go home first, don't be busy too late, I'll wait for you."

"Oh, I see."

As soon as Liu Yifei opened the door, she saw Zhao Benshan and Zhang Guoli were about to knock on the door.

"Are you going back now, Yifei?" Zhang Guoli said with a smile.

"We two old guys came at the wrong time." Zhao Benshan also joked with a smile.

Liu Yifei quickly explained: "No, no, you two teachers are busy, I just came to talk to him, I'm leaving now." "Sit for a while."

"No, no." Liu Yifei left in a hurry.

Zhang Guoli turned around and smiled at Li Chen: "Why do I feel that Yifei is a little bit off today? Is she dissatisfied with you being busy with the Spring Festival Gala recently?"

Li Chen smiled and said, "That's not the case. Let's just talk about our own business and ignore her."

After receiving the reassurance from her husband, Liu Yifei was obviously in a different state.

Thinking of what her husband had just said, Liu Yifei's mouth corners unconsciously rose slightly.

Even the driver, Lao Liu, noticed it, but he just shook his head and chuckled without saying much.

There was less than a month left before the release of "The Hunger Games 2". The next morning, Li Chen sent his mother-in-law and wife to fly to New York.

Miss Liu's schedule is fully booked. She will appear frequently on several American TV stations and interact with fans at several major American universities.

Before parting, Li Chen told his wife that she had a ceremony to attend during her trip to the United States.

But no matter how Liu Yifei threatened or tempted him, Li Chen just said that he would know when he arrived in Los Angeles.

Liu Yifei was so angry that Li Chen's lips started bleeding when she exerted force.

When they returned to CCTV, everyone saw the wound on Li Chen's lip.

Zhang Guoli joked: "Mr. Li, why is your mouth broken?"

Li Chen's acting was excellent, his expression did not change at all: "I bit it accidentally."

Zhang Guoli and Zhao Benshan looked at each other and let out a long, drawn-out cry.

At noon, a new trending search term was added: "Mr. Li's injury on his lips".
When Liu Yifei saw it, he had already landed in Los Angeles. She was so happy that she thought to herself, "Let's see if you dare to keep it a secret next time."

Tim saw the proprietress and her mother from afar.

With a wave of his hand, a group of bodyguards in black quickly moved forward.

After getting into the stretched Lincoln, Liu Yifei finally remembered the ceremony her husband had mentioned.

How dare Tim hide this from her, the boss lady.

The secret was revealed in just a few words.

"Seal-leaving ceremony?" Liu Yifei asked in surprise.

As far as she knows, there are only two people who can leave their marks on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, one is Cheng Long and the other is Wu Yusen.

Tim laughed and said, "Actually, Hollywood not only invited you this time, but also invited the boss and Zhang Yimou, but both of them declined due to work reasons."

Liu Yifei suddenly realized, and then became a little worried: "Why do I feel like I'm buying two and getting one free?"

"NO! NO! NO! You can't think like that, Madam Boss. When it comes to influence in the global film industry, no actress in Asia can compare to you."

"Once The Hunger Games is released, I guarantee that your global box office will exceed 20 billion US dollars. This influence, whether in your country or around the world, will firmly rank you among the top three female stars in the world!"

Liu Yifei couldn't help but feel a little moved as she listened to Tim's endless chatter. Two billion US dollars would mean more than 10 billion RMB.

Her domestic box office has exceeded 30 billion, ranking first in the country.

Now when I think back to the two youth films I shot in Taiwan, I always feel like I’m in a different world.

"In fact, since your domestic box office exceeded 180 billion last year and your Spring Festival Gala ratings surpassed the Oscars and the Super Bowl to become the world's most watched program, Hollywood's attitude has changed dramatically."

"So, Madam Boss, don't think that you got it for free. You got it through your own strength."

Liu Yifei ignored Tim's chatterbox. Thinking of the wound on her husband's lip, she silently picked up her phone and sent a WeChat message to her husband: "I'm sorry, I love you."

The injury on Li Chen's lip was teased by several people in the circle within one day. Zhou Xun said seriously: Do you need to go to the hospital, Director Li?

Li Chen had just returned home when his cell phone rang again. He thought it was that annoying guy again.

Who knew it was just six words from his wife. At first, Li Chen didn't know what sorry meant, but after a moment, Li Chen realized it and immediately replied with a seven-word message with a smile: "I do, I love you too!"

Liu Yifei had a sweet smile on her face, and Tim came over curiously to see what she was posting.

But Liu Yifei glared at him fiercely. Tim could only touch the back of his head awkwardly: "Curious! I am just curious!"

Li Chen, the producer of "The Richest Tomato", has basically not shown up since the filming of the movie started.

All authority was given to Yang Siwei to follow up. Now that the trailer for the "Super Funny Movie" version was about to be released, Li Chen took the time to take a look at it under Shen Teng's urging.

The problem is apparent at a glance.

This is the first real work of Peng Damo and Yan Fei. "Charlotte's Troubles" was filmed with them by Director Li.

This is the film that will test Happy Twist's strength, and it is also the key to whether Happy Twist can go public.

Both Zhang Chen and the Mahua members were extremely nervous, which was why Shen Teng repeatedly hoped that Li Chen would take a moment to take a look.

"Director Li, how is it? Is there any problem?" Zhang Chen was the most nervous.

Shen Teng, Mary and others were also very nervous.

Li Chen smiled and comforted everyone: "No problem, but there is one thing that needs to be deleted."

"Ah? Delete?" Peng Damo was shocked.

The other Mahua members looked at each other in bewilderment.

Shen Teng and Li Chen had the closest relationship, so he smiled and discussed, "Mr. Li, what's inappropriate about this? It's almost to the point of being deleted."

Everyone had the same idea in their mind. It had even passed the review and the bureau hadn't said it would be deleted.

When it came to Director Li, he said he wanted to delete it.

"If Chelsea and Bayern Munich in your trailer are considered spoofs, then AV Milan is a bit insulting. These clubs have millions or even tens of millions of fans in China."

"If it is sent out, it will easily cause unnecessary trouble and may even lead to a lawsuit."

Li Chen's few words made Yan Fei and Peng Damo sweat profusely. They glanced at Zhang Chen and saw that Zhang Chen looked ugly.

Peng Damo was even more worried.

Zhang Chen spoke up: "Big Devil, Yan Fei, I think Director Li's worries are not groundless. The madness of the fans is no joke, let alone these wealthy teams."

"Mr. Zhang, Mr. Li, I will delete it immediately. Sorry, sorry, I thought too much. I just wanted to make a joke and curry favor with these wealthy families, but I didn't expect this."

Li Chen waved his hand generously: "It's okay, just delete it. Fortunately, it's not too late now."

The smoke of war between "The Richest Tomato" and "Private Tailor" began to appear in early November.

Feng Xiaogang's "1942" submitted this year's Oscars on behalf of the mainland, and Feng Xiaogang's attitude this time was quite positive.

Compared with his previous disdain for the Oscars, he not only went to the United States in person to promote the release of "1942" in the United States.

During the interview, his words also revealed a sense of humility for Oscar.

(End of this chapter)