Entering the Chinese entertainment industry is like entering a deep sea

Chapter 701 Mr. Li: You are really good at judging people!

The media guessed that the heavyweight guests Li Chen and Liu Yifei would show up, but they never guessed that the king of comedy would also come to support the event.

When he and Feng Xiaogang were in love, he even stood Feng Xiaogang up. He agreed to attend the premiere of "Aftershock", but he used the excuse of being busy to fail to go, which led to a falling out between him and Feng Xiaogang.

Nearly a hundred media outlets were in a dilemma, but nearly half of them still flocked to Zhou Xingchi as he walked on the red carpet.

Li Chenyuan and Zhou Xingchi nodded slightly, and they smiled at each other.

"Mr. Li, the host lineup for the Spring Festival Gala has been decided!"

"Is Zhang Guoli a partner with Guo Degang?"

The reporters were talking at once, and the microphone was almost reaching Li Chen's face.

Seeing that Li Chen just smiled and didn't answer, he turned his attention to Liu Yifei. He thought that Liu Yifei would be easier to take down than the troublesome little Leo.

"Yifei, you will definitely be on the Spring Festival Gala this year, right?"

"Yifei, this should be your second time on the Spring Festival Gala, right?"

"Yifei, are you still singing this year? Is the new song the theme song of "Do You Know?"

"Yifei, it was you who appeared in Media that night!"

The questions from the media were full of traps. Liu Yifei felt amused. The theme song of "Knowing" would indeed be premiered on the Spring Festival Gala, but she would not be the one singing it.

Liu Yifei turned her head and glanced at her husband with a smile. Seeing that her husband was also smiling, he didn't seem to be worried at all that she would let the cat out of the bag. She couldn't help feeling a little proud that the couple had such a tacit understanding.

"I don't know. Mr. Li is not here. Just ask him."

The media laughed: "Mr. Li, a man should be responsible!"

"Yes, Mr. Li, please say a few words and give us some information!"

"We can't go back empty-handed today!"

Li Chen pressed his hands and said with a smile: "Dear media friends, please stop making things difficult for me. I cannot break the gag order I issued."

"In at most a month, all the issues you are concerned about will come to light."

"Let's keep the mystery of the Spring Festival Gala for another month in the Year of the Horse. Thank you for your attention to the Spring Festival Gala."

The reporters were not willing to give up and chased after Li Chen and his wife: "Mr. Li, just say a few words!"

"Anything is fine, Mr. Li!"

"Mr. Li!"

Ignoring the reporters' relentless pursuit, Li Chen dragged Liu Yifei into the cinema under the protection of a group of staff and security guards.

Zhou Xingchi behind him became the target of everyone's attack.

"Master Xing, are you here today to collaborate with Mr. Li?"

"Master Xing, have you got any plans for your next movie?"

"Master Xing, are you going to be on the Spring Festival Gala too?"

Faced with the media's siege, Zhou Xingchi seemed a little panicked and kept dodging.

There was really no way to avoid it, so he said unnaturally: "You should ask Mr. Li!"

The media were greatly disappointed as they didn't catch either of the two big fish and could only focus their attention on the later guests.

As soon as Li Chen appeared in the backstage, he immediately became the focus of the scene.

But everyone saw Li Chen standing at the door and not walking in, as if he was waiting for someone.

After a moment, the answer was revealed.

Fan Qiaoqiao and Li Ming looked at each other, both were surprised.

"Could Brother Chen be working with Director Zhou?" Fan Qiaoqiao was excited.

Although she has capital now, the films of these big directors are still the top resources that she longs for.

Seeing the media reports about the billion-dollar group, Fan Qiaoqiao, who was currently filming "Dynasty Women" in Huairou, naturally could not be absent.

The filming ended early today. She, several leading actors including Li Ming, director Tian Zhuangzhuang and producer La Peikang all appeared together to watch "The Richest Tomato"!
La Peikang also wanted to see whether Han Sanping was right or wrong in choosing "The Blade of the Assassin" instead of "The Richest Tomato". He was Han Sanping's deputy at the time, but he never agreed with Han Sanping's vision.

“It’s hard to say, but apart from Huayi, if Stephen Chow wants to choose a partner, Director Li will definitely be the first choice.” Li Ming said objectively.

Fan Qiaoqiao was envious, as this kind of project would never be hers.

"Brother Ming, let's go say hello to Brother Chen and Director Zhou."

Li Ming nodded: "Of course, let's go."

The highest personal box office record for the two was "Passengers" given to them by Li Chen. Now that the two have collaborated for the third time, they naturally hope that "Dynasty Women" can achieve greater success.

After all, it was directed by Tian Zhuangzhuang. Even if it is not as eye-catching as "Chinese Police", it would be pretty good if it can be compared with "Passengers".

Li Chen and Liu Yifei waited until Zhou Xingchi arrived, and the three of them walked to the front row of the cinema together.

"Mr. Li, Yifei!"

"Mr. Li. Director Zhou."

"Yifei."

In just a short walk, one can clearly see the status of the three people in the circle today.

Zhou Xingchi still looks unsociable.

But this is only with strangers. The king of comedy is also quite relaxed when playing with young models.

Not long ago, Hong Kong media broke the news that Stephen Chow had a secret meeting with a young model in Kowloon Tong.

In addition, Zhou Xingchi is now a super bachelor, so who doesn’t want to be a Star Girl?

"Director Li, I'm really not used to this kind of occasion." Zhou Xingchi said embarrassedly.

"Just think of this as a film set, they are all your actors." Li Chen said with a smile.

"Director Li is really humorous."

"Director Zhou, when can you let me make a cameo appearance as a star girl?" Liu Yifei said on a whim.

Zhou Xingchi was slightly stunned and his reaction was slow. He looked at Li Chen.

"Consider it, consider it, Director Zhou." Li Chen joked.

Unexpectedly, Zhou Xingchi took it seriously: "Okay, I'll think about it."

After getting on Li Chen's boat, Zhou Xingchi was determined to stick with Li Chen.

He came to Beijing this time for a collaboration between the two of them.

To put it bluntly, today is just the beginning of a good show directed by Director Li.

The climax was the premiere of "Personal Tailor" two days later.

The stars at the scene came up one by one as if they were taking a roll call, exchanging greetings with the two great directors, Li Chen and Zhou Xingchi.

Including Liu Yifei, the three of them almost formed a "品" shape, and were hunted by a group of celebrities.

Deng Chao and Yang Mi appeared in front of Zhou Xingchi at the same time.

But the treatment of the two was very different.

Zhou Xingchi seemed to be only interested in Deng banknotes.

"I've seen the dance you performed. You looked really good in the leopard print costume." Zhou Xingchi's Mandarin was stiff, but Deng Chao sounded flattered.

"Ahahahaha. Master Xing, please stop talking. My wife is too embarrassed to face anyone!"

Deng Chao's leopard print dance really made Sun Li, who was present at the scene, too embarrassed to face the public. But Deng Chao went further and further on this funny track, and a few years later he even proclaimed himself the No. 1 retro dance king in Nanchang.

"You danced really well. Let's get in touch."

Yang Mi was so envious that she clasped her hands together and said quickly, "Brother Chao, give my contact information to Master Xing as well. Master Xing, please consider me if there is a role that suits me. Please, please!"

Zhou Xingchi didn't seem to expect Yang Mi to be so open-minded. Even though he didn't ask for it, Yang Mi didn't consider herself an outsider.

"Okay." Zhou Xingchi was very frugal with his words. He said only one word and asked his assistant to write down Deng Chao's contact information without saying anything more.

"Brother Chao, Director Zhou asked for your contact information. Is the male lead of the next play interested in you?"

"Hahaha, how would I know? But even if Stephen Chow really likes me, I still have to read the script first. Everyone knows that Stephen Chow is a famous tyrant on the set."

"Now! I don't care. If there is such an opportunity, you must think of me. I don't care if he is a tyrant or not!"

"Okay, okay, okay! Comparison is the thief of anger. Look at Master Xing's appearance. Even you are like this, let alone some small stars."

On the hot searches, the news that Zhou Xingchi appeared at the premiere of "The Richest Tomato" topped the hot searches list.

Wang Zhonglei was like a frightened hedgehog: "You said, Zhou Xingchi suddenly appeared, could it be that there is a clue about his next movie?"

Xu Li couldn't figure out Zhou Xingchi's intentions, so he could only guess according to Wang Zhonglei's thoughts: "It's unlikely. Everyone knows how efficient Zhou Xingchi is. It's only been less than a year. How could he possibly start a new play?"

Wang Zhonglei pinched his chin, thought for a moment and said decisively: "Call Li Yu and ask him to get some information from Yang Siwei."

"Okay." Xu Li agreed readily.

Huayi's stock price has been trending very well in recent days. If news came out at this time that Stephen Chow and Rongchen Pictures were to collaborate on a new movie, who knows whether the stock price would fluctuate.

There were bursts of laughter from time to time at the premiere of "The Richest Tomato".

Zhou Xingchi also occasionally clapped and smiled.

In fact, many people at the scene knew that this drama was obviously inferior to "Charlotte's Troubles".

However, the CP feeling between Shen Teng and Mary and their individual performance styles are still enough to make people laugh, which fully deserves the title of "funny blockbuster".

The movie ended and there was constant applause.

The host invited all the main creators to the stage.

After some interaction, the host threw the questions to the two most important guests of the day.

One is the king of comedy Zhou Xingchi, and the other is the Spring Festival Gala director Li Chen.

"I remember that today seems to be the first time that Director Zhou attended the premiere of a comedy movie in the mainland. How was it? Do you have any words for Directors Peng and Yan's film "The Richest Tomato"?"

Zhou Xingchi took the microphone and said six words: Very funny, very good!

Peng Damo, Shen Teng and others immediately burst into laughter.

"Thank you, Star Lord!"

"Thank you Mr. Xing!"

The host then laughed and said, "What about Mr. Li? How do you think "The Richest Tomato" compares to your "Charlotte's Troubles"? "

"That can't be compared, that definitely can't be compared!" Shen Teng quickly retorted with a smile.

Everyone at Kaixin Mahua also sang in unison.

"It can't be compared, it can't be compared!"

"No comparison!"

"Mr. Li is the guide of our Kaixin Mahua! Host, you are so mean. It's not right for you to ask like that!"

Li Chen took the microphone Zhou Xingchi handed over and said with a smile: "It is said that a bystander sees more clearly. It is indeed unfair for you to ask me this question."

"But after watching 'The Richest Man in Xihong City' today, I had a feeling."

"How does it feel, Mr. Li?" the host asked with a smile.

Li Chen glanced at Zhou Xingchi and said, "Although Mr. Zhou Xingchi has retreated from the stage to the backstage, seeing Shen Teng's performance today, it seems that another comedy king has been born."

The first person to applaud was Zhou Xingchi. At this moment, Zhou Xingchi seemed to be possessed by the God of Gamblers. The expression and frequency of his clapping were very similar to the God of Gamblers' emoticon.

Shen Teng laughed loudly, leaning forward and backward, clasping his fists and bowing: "Thank you, Mr. Li, thank you, Director Zhou."

After a pause, Shen Teng imitated the classic lines of the sissy Changyuan in "The Richest Tomato" and said with pinched throat: "I just want to say: Mr. Li, you are really good at judging people!"

The scene suddenly burst into laughter.

Li Chen’s comments became a hot topic in just half an hour.

Entries such as "The birth of the king of comedy" and "Zhou Xingchi's successor" are added with various classic lines from "The Richest Tomato".

The hot searches were almost dominated by "The Richest Tomato".

Entries like “I can’t pretend anymore, I’m a billionaire, I’m telling you,” “So smart,” and “Crouching Dragon and Phoenix Chick” are popping up like a broken fire hydrant.

Not only that, first-line stars such as Fan Qiaoqiao, Deng Chao, Yang Mi, and Huang Bo have all become spokespeople for "The Richest Man in Xihong City" and are pushing the product hard on Weibo as if they had been paid.

Wang Zhonglei was so angry that his liver was trembling.

"Fuck, Weibo is his, right? Do Cao Guowei have any bottom line?"

"Go! Buy me as many trending searches as you can!"

"If you can't buy it, get out of here!"

"They are all trash! A bunch of trash!"

When it comes to creating memes, if Shen Teng ranks second, then no one can rank first.

In the future, even if the quality of the movies starring Shen Teng is very bad, they will still have a huge box office.

So much so that Tencent content has become a unit of measurement for box office.

If "Personal Customization" is a non-stop propaganda of fatigue bombing, then "The Richest Tomato" is a king bomb that strikes back.

Two days after the premiere, Yi Xin Media and the media revealed that the pre-sale box office of "The Richest Tomato" had exceeded 80 million.

The industry was amazed.

Doesn’t this mean that the sales will exceed 100 million on the first day? It’s a foregone conclusion.

It just so happened that this day was the premiere of "Personal Tailor" in Beijing.

Han Saping has been in an extremely bad mood these past two days, wondering if he was possessed by a ghost and why he didn't choose this low-budget comedy.

I'm sure La Peikang must be secretly complaining in his heart that his vision is still as stable as ever.

Only then did he come to his senses and realize why Li Chen had that look of being struck by lightning when he chose "The Blade of the Assassin".

On the day of the premiere of "Personal Tailor", the headline dominating the hot searches was not "Personal Tailor".
It was a piece of news from Sina Finance and the mainstream media People's Daily Online.
Sina Finance News

"On December 12, according to Caihua News Agency, Rongchen Pictures announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary Yixin Media has signed a cooperation agreement and memorandum with the Tongxiang Municipal People's Government for the Tongxiang Wuzhen Journey to the West Theme Cinema Project."

"According to the studio framework agreement, Yi Xin Media will hold a 75% stake in the relevant company, while movie star Zhou Xingchi will hold the remaining 25% stake."

People's Daily Online

"On December 12, a large-scale theme cinema "Journey to the West" based on the theme films of Stephen Chow's "A Chinese Odyssey" series was signed at the famous scenic spot in Jiaxing, Zhejiang - the Xizha Scenic Area of ​​Wuzhen."

"As representatives of the two major shareholders, 'celestial fairy' Liu Yifei and 'star master' Zhou Xingchi appeared at the signing ceremony on behalf of both parties."

"It is understood that the Journey to the West Cinema is a theme cinema that integrates cultural tourism, entertainment, and technology. It is also a tourist attraction that is being built by the Wuzhen Provincial Tourism Pilot Zone in Zhejiang Province and is expected to reach 5A standards."

"The entire project is planned to cover an area of ​​1048 mu. Construction will start in the first half of 2014 and will be completed and open to the public in 2015."

"When asked whether Journey to the West Studios would be used to film the second part of Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons, Stephen Chow did not deny it!"

(End of this chapter)