Entering the Chinese entertainment industry is like entering a deep sea

Chapter 720: Sending Chicken Soup Across the Miles

Li Chen didn't take little Karami like Sha Qiang seriously at all.

With just a little bit of gesture, many people know what to do.

In late March, Rongchen Pictures and Chiyou Pictures jointly released the first trailer of "Vientiane Island", which instantly ignited the global film industry.

Even Li Chen, the person involved, did not expect the impact it would cause.

Universal Pictures
"The trailer for Rongchen Pictures' first Monster Universe film, 'Vientiane Island', has sparked heated discussions around the world, with the scene of the giant panda vs. giant eagle topping the trending searches in many countries."

"Eastern mythical beasts vs. Western birds of prey: the cultural metaphor behind the special effects explosion?"

"In the early hours of this morning in BJ time, Chinese film giant Rongchen Pictures officially released the first trailer for its "Monster Universe" series, "Vientiane Island."

"In just two minutes, the scene of the protagonist "War God Panda" tearing apart a giant raptor on an isolated island shrouded in clouds and mist exploded the entire Internet. The trailer topped the Weibo, Twitter and YouTube global trend charts within 2 hours of its release, and the number of views exceeded 12 million."

As soon as the trailer of "Vientiane Island" was released, the share prices of several domestic film and television stocks, including Huayi, rose.

Sina Entertainment News

"The trailer of "Vientiane Island" boosted film and television stocks. Wang Zhonglei laughed and sighed: "The industry is prosperous, but the pressure is huge."

Sina Finance News

"The first trailer of Rongchen Pictures' Monster Universe pioneering work "Vientiane Island" has exploded around the world, not only setting off a carnival on the Internet, but also unexpectedly driving the A-share film and television sectors to rise collectively."

"As of today's close, Guangguang and Bona rose by more than 5%, and even its rival Huayi unexpectedly gained 3.2%."

Tim called Li Chen first.

"Boss, Disney and Marvel don't seem to have much reaction. They may be waiting and watching. After all, they have the superhero universe of The Avengers and have limited interest in monster themes."

"But there is news that Robert asked the Disney team to evaluate the potential and threat of the Eastern Monsters IP as soon as possible."

Li Chen nodded. This was more like the style of Robert, the white man: "What about Warner?"

This time, Li Chen did not include Chi You in the production list, which made Warner very resentful.

But Li Chen is very confident. Warner did not bring Chiyou and Rongchen Pictures to the upcoming "Godzilla".

Then why should China's monster movies include Warner?

What's more, he now has the support of Wanda's AMC Cinemas, which is the biggest reliance of "Island of Vientiane" in its conquest of North America.

"Warner DC has urgently adjusted its strategy for Godzilla."

"My people at Warner Bros. told me that the setting of the panda vs. giant eagle in The Island of Vientiane made Warner Bros. executives worry that the monster movie will be defined first by you, Boss."

"So they urgently adjusted their publicity strategy, emphasizing that Godzilla is the legitimate king of Hollywood monsters. The press release should be released soon."

"But there is good news," Tim said with a smile.

"If you have something to say, just say it now. Why are you keeping us in suspense? Do you want the bonus?" Li Chen yelled.

Tim quickly spilled the beans: "Boss, Universal came to us. They have the Jurassic World series and have a natural interest in monster themes. They hope to jointly develop a movie with us that combines Eastern and Western monsters."

"What good news is this? Have you played with too many women and your brain is not enough?" Li Chen was speechless.

Tim Smith simply didn't understand the situation. Subconsciously, he still felt that it was a great honor for the Big Six Hollywood to approach their boss Li Chen to discuss cooperation.

Tim was so embarrassed that he doubted his life and said, "Boss, what do you mean?"

"Remember this: China's monster universe must be led by China. A "Classic of Mountains and Seas" can be filmed until the end of the world!"

Tim suddenly realized something, and he was like shivering: "I understand, I understand, I understand, Boss!"

"Then I rejected them immediately."

Li Chen's tone softened: "Tell them that the derivative products of the Chinese Monster Universe can be licensed to them, and for the rest, we can each do our own thing."

"Godzilla obviously belongs to the Japanese, but it turned out to be from you Hollywood. Don't talk nonsense to me for the rest of your day!" Li Chen's tone became cold again.

Tim didn't dare to say a word when he was scolded. He is now as familiar with Chinese as he is with English.

As far as I can remember, this was the first time this boss spoke foul language to him.

After Li Chen and Tim ended their call, they did not dare to delay and called Boss Wang to confirm.

Big Boss Wang's attitude remained the same, and it was simple and direct: "Fuck him!"

"With your words, I feel relieved!"

"You are right. When will it be their turn to make the decision about our affairs? Do you think we are little Japanese? Let your people contact Ye Ning."

Li Chen laughed: "Okay, that's it."

As long as there is support from theaters, Li Chen will feel half relieved.

Then Li Chen issued a series of instructions to Rongchen’s senior management.

Not only will we cooperate with Lego and Bandai to launch the Panda God of War model.

It also authorized Penguin and NetEase to develop mobile games.

He just doesn't believe that after this wave of operations, "Vientiane Island" will not rise again.

At that time, the panda and the gods will work together to join forces with the nine-tailed fox to beat up the stinky lizard.

Li Chen's phone was busy all the time.

From Director Han Saping to Berna's Yu Dong and Guangxian's Lao Wang and others, everyone was smiling and wanted to worship Li Chen directly.

"Damn it! I worked so hard to plant trees, but these guys are taking advantage of the shade."

Yang Siwei heard his boss swearing, and said with a smile, "Boss, I heard that Wang Zhonglei got mad in private."

"He also threatened the Huayi team that Rongchen's bet on the monster movie was a good one, and Huayi must come up with a more differentiated trump card."

"Ace? Is Wang Zhonglei going to go back to his old job? Didn't he want to make it into a movie?"

"Haha. I don't think he can go. I heard he renewed his contract with Feng Xiaogang."

As soon as this trailer was released, several co-producers were overjoyed.

Netizens are even more unwilling to be lonely.

"The panda represents China, and the giant eagle symbolizes the United States. This is a Hollywood-style geopolitical allegory."

"Leo is playing with fire."

"I've already anticipated the second part, a panda versus a three-lion monster."

When Li Chen saw that this was feasible, he quickly asked Yang Siwei to issue a notice.

“The inspiration for Vientiane Island comes from the mythology of the Classic of Mountains and Seas, and the designs of all mythical beasts are rooted in the genes of oriental culture.”

"That eagle is not even a supporting role. It is just an ordinary creature on Vientiane Island."

"Rongchen Pictures does not want to be over-interpreted, but the audience can have their own imagination, which is also the fun of the movie."

"If we have to talk about symbolic meaning, I hope everyone will see the 'contrasting cuteness' of the panda. It usually chews bamboo, but in order to protect its home, it can also burst out with the power of a god of war. This may be the resilience of Chinese culture." As soon as the announcement was made, netizens and the media became even more excited.

The Eagle Sauce isn't even a supporting role, is there anything cooler than this?

Wang Changtian called Li Chen and laughed: "Brother, you have really figured out marketing. With what you said, based on sentiment, our film "Vientiane Island" will be a big hit. I think the Chinese box office champion throne will change hands!"

Li Chen quickly said modestly: "I'm not interested in the championship."

"Fuck, you're even more arrogant than Ma Yun!" Wang Changtian cursed with a smile.

Even Jiang Wen, who always looked down on others, called and teased Li Chen, saying that if he put "Vientiane Island" in the Lunar New Year period, he would break up with him.

Among the big directors in the entertainment industry, Jiang Wen is also well-known for his sharp words both inside and outside the circle. In addition to Li Chen, Jiang Wen is also well-known.

During the Hong Kong International Film Festival these days, Jiang Wen sat and discussed.

He completely treated the entire media as his own disciples and lectured this group of Hong Kong media for nearly half an hour.

"Boss, why do I feel like Director Jiang is here for Director Yimou? We just released Coming Home, and they released One Step Away."

"Are they also eyeing Cannes?" Yang Siwei made a bold guess.

Everyone in the circle knew about the affair between Jiang Wen and Zhang Yimou back then.

Li Chen laughed: "This is Jiang Wen's true character. He is the kind of lunatic who says, 'My stuff is good, my stuff is awesome, you are stupid if you don't read it.'"

"Add to that the box office success of Let the Bullets Fly, who else can he care about? Even me. I guess he wants to bring me down, too."

"Don't worry about that. If he can finish post-production before May, it will be good for our Chinese-language films. We can just sit back and watch the healthy competition between him and Director Yimou."

Not only Jiang Wen was arrogant, but Jiang Wen's producer 'Marco Polo' was even more arrogant, boasting that if "Bullet" was released today, the box office would be at least 28 billion.

"One Step Away" is fully capable of measuring the depth of the Chinese market's voting base.

Ying Huang and Wanda both have full confidence in Jiang Wen.

28 billion, exciting! Even Li Chen's "Vientiane Island" didn't dare to shout out this number.

But no one seems to think that there is nothing wrong with Marco Polo's bold words.

As the Hong Kong Film Awards approaches, Wang Xueyan's "The Grandmaster" leads the pack with twelve nominations.

If nothing unexpected happens, Zhang Ziyi will once again win this unforgettable Academy Award.

It has been ten years since I last sat on your lap and fed you grapes.

Hong Kong entertainment itself has also fallen from the height of “representing everything in Asia”.

Compared with Jiang Wen's inherent arrogance, Zhang Ziyi only has the title of "International Zhang" but lacks the temperament and personality of an international superstar.

That's why she was humiliated by a gangster at the Academy Awards that year, and has always been regarded by the Hong Kong media as a northern girl who is not presentable.

Today's counterattack happened to coincide with the lowest point of Hong Kong films, so the value of this Academy Award can be imagined.

The Academy Awards sent invitations to Li Chen and Zhang Yimou, but both declined.

Cheng Long was elected as the president of the Hong Kong Actors Association for the first time. He invited Li Chen and Zhang Yimou successively, but neither of them came.

Li Chen's reason was very legitimate. If your elder brother Long were the chairman of the Academy Awards, I would definitely come to support you.

You are the president of an actors' association, why are you joining in on all the fun?

Sina Entertainment News

"Sina Entertainment has learned from the heads of the drama purchasing departments of several TV stations that the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television will hold a communication meeting with major TV stations tomorrow on the "one drama, two stars" policy."

"Although there are rumors online that the SARFT will officially implement the policy in January 2015, market analysts say that huge cost pressure will become the biggest constraint on the implementation of the policy."

"In response, TV station officials have said that they have estimated the impact in the future to a certain extent, but the specific implementation plan, time and steps of the policy are still unclear."

Huang Xiaoming recently shot a set of fashionable underwear advertising photos for a certain brand and it immediately topped the hot search list.

Huang Xiaoming in the photo has strong muscles and his eight-pack abs are eye-catching.

But the lower body is a bit exaggerated, and it obviously looks like it has been plucked.

The baby is so happy that if you don’t know her, you would think she is in love with Cristiano Ronaldo.

La Peikang has not been idle since he took over China Film Group Corporation. Han Saping has already paved the way for him.

All La Peikang had to do was follow the path. The news that China Film invested in the movie version of "World of Warcraft" caused a sensation among the majority of "World of Warcraft" game players.

Originally everyone was worried about whether the movie would be released in China, but now that China Film Group has intervened, it seems that introducing it to China will be a foregone conclusion.

Li Chen flew to Atlanta again. The crew of "The Hunger Games" had moved to Atlanta, but Miss Liu inexplicably developed lacrimal gland inflammation.

When I arrived in Atlanta, I saw my wife lying on the bed with her eyes red and swollen like peaches and her mouth puffed out, looking pitiful.

Li Chen's heart softened instantly. He didn't care that his mother-in-law was beside him. He walked up to his wife and hugged her: "What's going on? There's no crying scene. How could she have lacrimal gland inflammation?"

"Could it be that your eyes are upset because they can't see me?"

Liu Xiaoli frowned when she heard this and silently stood up and left the bedroom. This son-in-law was really too shameless.

Liu Yifei chuckled, and then hissed, "Boss Li, your current love talk is even more exaggerated than the panda fight in Vientiane Island."

"It's my contact lenses that are causing this! But you, didn't I tell you not to come over here?"

Li Chen said, "If the heroine can't see, our Monster Universe will have to shoot "Blind Panda" instead."

"Besides, Chenglong asked me the other day, 'Is Yifei going to retire and become Mrs. Li?' I have to come and see for myself how this rumor spread."

Liu Yifei raised her eyebrows and said, "By the way, I've seen several Hollywood media predict that our "Vientiane Island" may break the box office record of Chinese-language films in North America, and they also said that "Vientiane Island" having AMC's support is equivalent to cheating..."

Li Chen sneered, "Why don't they say Disney cheated by acquiring Marvel?"

After that, Li Chen said proudly: "The biggest cheating in my life is marrying you, the fairy sister!"

Liu Yifei's ears turned red and she pushed her husband: "I'm afraid this lacrimal gland inflammation can't be cured."

"Go take a shower! The smell is making me cry again!"

Li Chen laughed and stood up: "Okay, smell it after you wash it!"

Even after hearing these disgusting words for twelve years, Liu Yifei still couldn't get enough of them.

When Li Chen came, Liu Xiaoli flew back to Beijing.

Liu Yifei complained a lot that Liu Xiaoli had forgotten her, her biological daughter, after having a grandson.

Li Chen ran to Atlanta without saying a word.

If Liu Yifei hadn't posted a Weibo saying "Someone sent me chicken soup from thousands of miles away and insisted that my lacrimal gland inflammation was lovesickness," people in China would have thought that Li Chen was still in China.

Only then did the fans know that the goddess was sick.

(End of this chapter)