Entering the Chinese entertainment industry is like entering a deep sea

Chapter 749: One is willing to fight and the other is willing to endure

After the dinner at the Yonghe Society, Yang Siwei was summoned to Shanghai by Li Chen, and Li Chen handed all the messy matters over to Yang Siwei.

Yang Siwei was so shocked when she heard her boss tell the whole story.

Li Chen made it clear to Yang Siwei what the plans were for both "The Taoist" and "Flying Tiger".

It is nothing more than removing the names of artists with bad records from all promotional materials.

The producer was vague and did not give a positive response.

By the time the film is released, the matter will have been settled, and at most there will be some criticism online.

Li Chen still clearly remembered that this was how Chen Kaige operated, and he couldn't hide it anymore at the premiere.

They just found a lame excuse: Yuan Hua is old and cannot repeat certain difficult scenes.

"Boss, if it was ten years ago, we might not have been able to do this."

"But nowadays, with the development of self-media, even the big tigers are in danger, let alone these pediatric ones."

"Just like you said, as long as this matter is exposed in advance and causes heated discussion, Taoist, don't even think about coming down the mountain!" Yang Siwei said confidently.

Li Chen nodded: "Just go for it. Even if they guess it was us, they will just have to accept it."

"To this day, we Rongchen don't need to give face to anyone."

Yang Siwei nodded, came and went in a hurry, came out of Li Chen's study, went downstairs, and sat with Liu Yifei and chatted for a while as if nothing had happened.

After seeing Yang Siwei off, Liu Yifei returned to the villa and saw her husband coming downstairs. She asked worriedly, "Nothing will happen, right?"

Li Chen shrugged and smiled, "Of course we are fine. What does it have to do with us?"

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Li Chen was fine, but something happened to Wu Qian.

Wu Qian's studio announced that his passwords to his personal WeChat account, Google mailbox, Instagram account and other related online accounts were stolen, his personal information was stolen, his privacy was violated, and his Instagram account and millions of fans were deleted.

Qi Jianhong was furious and seriously suspected that Li Chen was the mastermind.

"Who else could it be except him! Why wasn't his Weibo hacked? Isn't it obvious?" Wu Qian complained bitterly to Qi Jianhong about Li Chen's suppression of him.

Qi Jianhong held a cigar but didn't say anything.

He is not a useless person like Wu Qian. He has been able to build Yaolai to its current status and he knows very well how difficult it is.

If he were Li Chen, he would not have played tricks on such a small matter. If it were discovered, the impact on Rong Chen would not outweigh the gains.

So Qi Jianhong was just suspicious.

After thinking for a long time, Qi Jianhong suddenly stared at Wu Yifan like a poisonous snake.

"Uncle Qi Qi, why are you looking at me like that?"

Qi Jianhong's face was gloomy, and he said coldly: "Besides you, who else knows your account password?"

"My daughter knows! Wang Zhonglei's daughter knows too! Whose daughter knows?"

These three sentences made Wu Qian tremble with fear. If that were the case, the girls who knew about this could form a platoon.

Seeing that Wu Qian didn't dare to look at her, Qi Jianhong became more certain of her own judgment: "I'm warning you, don't play tricks on me! Clean your ass for me, otherwise, don't expect me to save you if something happens!"

Qi Jianhong was just saying it casually and never thought that the guy in front of him would actually get into trouble in this regard.

He was also in a difficult situation at that time, and there was nothing he could do to save him.

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On November 11, the opening ceremony of "La La Land" was held on the Bund in Shanghai, attracting more than 15 Chinese and foreign media outlets.

Li Chen, dressed in a custom-made suit, transformed himself into a down-and-out jazz pianist and improvised a clip from "Take Five" on the spot.

“Director Li’s hand speed makes him the best piano player among all directors!” Chen Kexin and Liu Yifei nodded and smiled frequently among the crowd.

Liu Yifei wore a retro polka-dot dress with fiery red lips, which greatly subverted her fairy-like image.

"Director Chen, I also work very hard. I practice dancing for six hours every day, but the bruises on my ankles have never gone away."

Hui Yinghong interjected and laughed, "Yifei has the fighting spirit that I had when I was young."

"Thank you Sister Hong for the compliment." Liu Yifei took Hui Yinghong's arm affectionately.

After the song was finished, thunderous applause broke out from the audience.

The media surrounded the main creators one after another.

The focus was on Li Chen and Liu Yifei.

Li Chen laughed and said, "Director Chen Kexin told me to 'just play myself'. After all, in real life, I am always labeled as a henpecked husband by people in the industry, and some people often complain that I 'don't understand romance'."

Liu Yifei covered her mouth and chuckled: "I never said that."

Liu Xiaoli secretly shook her head behind the two of them. Her daughter and son-in-law were showing off their love everywhere and at all times.

There were bursts of laughter at the scene. Wang Jiawei silently put on his sunglasses and whispered in Chen Kexin's ear: "He is really going to subvert the musical film. It's crazy."

The opening ceremony was broadcast live by Sina and quickly made headlines in major entertainment sections.

China Film Report
"On November 2014, 11, Rongchen Pictures' annual blockbuster "La La Land" held its opening ceremony at the Bund Source in Shanghai."

"Director Chen Kexin, producer Wang Jiawei and leading actors Li Chen, Liu Yifei, Liu Xiaoli and Kara Hui appeared in the film. Under Du Kefeng's lens, the morning mist of the Huangpu River and the laziness of jazz music intertwined, and an oriental romantic legend officially began."

"Li Chen said in an interview: The real romance is to insist on cleanliness in art."

"La La Land is expected to be released on Valentine's Day 2016. This film revolution initiated by Rongchen Pictures will completely rewrite the history of Chinese musicals."

When have fans of the beauty and netizens ever seen Liu Yifei in such a sexy and hot look? Fans of Li Chen also suddenly found that Li Chen seemed like a different person, so eye-catching that people didn't want to blink.

"Liu Yifei's look has transformed her from Princess Sissi to a famous jazz diva! Yang Mi's Tiny Times is suddenly not that popular anymore."

"Liu Xiaoli plays an opera goddess at the age of 62? Did this family eat preservatives?"

“I suggest changing the name to “City of Love Chen”. The male lead is Li Chen, the female lead is Li Chen’s wife, and even the mother-in-law is Li Chen’s mother-in-law herself.”

On the day when "La La Land" started filming, a top-secret list of female stars' salaries also sparked heated discussions among netizens.

Sina Entertainment News

"According to Hong Kong media reports, a media outlet recently obtained a top-secret list of female stars' salaries, among which Liu Yifei's salary is unique among Chinese female stars, leading all Chinese female stars by a huge margin of 1000 million US dollars."

"Zhang Ziyi, Zhou Xun and Zhao Yanzi, three heavyweight actresses, saw their pay rise sharply to RMB 15 million, standing on equal footing."

"Immediately following these three is Gong Li, who received RMB 12 million in salary plus global dividends."

"In addition to these five actresses who are worth more than 10 million yuan, Shu Qi, Li Bingbing, Fan Bingbing, Yang Mi, Tang Yan, Deng Jiajia and Dilireba have pay ranging from 5 million to 10 million yuan. Although these actresses are worth a lot of money, they are still in demand."

"Mainland actresses are now in high demand in the film industry. The commercial value of actresses from Rongchen's school has been recognized by the market, and Liu Yifei has already established herself in the international film industry."

Liu Yifei didn’t know what others thought, but she was filled with emotion.

Back then, Zhang Ziyi and Gong Li’s pay was hundreds of blocks higher than hers.

But now she is far ahead of everyone.

Liu Yifei thought to herself: "My mother is right. Girls are afraid of marrying the wrong man."

After a day of filming, Li Chen, his mother-in-law and his wife returned to the villa.

As the Golden Horse Awards approached, Chen Jianbing, who was nominated for his first directorial debut, made a high-profile appearance on Taiwan Island with his wife Jiang Qinqin and several other main creators of "A Spoon".

On Singles' Day before going to Taiwan, Jiang Qinqin posted a set of sexy photos showing her beautiful breasts and back.

If nothing unexpected happens, Chen Jianbing will shine at this year's Golden Horse Awards.

Tian Zhuangzhuang also brought Zhang Hanyun and the crew of "I Am Not Madame Bovary" to Taiwan to participate in the exhibition.

Lu Yang and the crew of "The Blade of the Assassin" and Chen Sicheng and the crew of "Detective Chinatown" also went to Taiwan. "The Blade of the Assassin" has three relatively important nominations for Best Actor, Best Actress and Best Supporting Actor.

"Detective Chinatown" was also nominated for several technical awards.

For Lu Yang and Chen Sicheng, it is quite attractive.

Li Chen's "Vientiane Island" was also nominated, one for Best Actress and two technical awards.

Even though the other party "promised" him to win at least one of the two technical awards, Li Chen did not fall for it and politely declined the Golden Horse Award invitation.

She is not like Gongli, who would take the bait as soon as someone gave her the bait.

Liu Yifei has always been very obedient to advice on matters like this.

She may feel that because her husband is competing with Gong Li, and she has little chance of winning the Best Actress award, there is no need for her to go to the Golden Horse Awards, which turned out to be such a mess last year.

Unexpectedly, on the night of the Golden Horse Awards, when the host announced the answer to the Best Actress, Liu Yifei was shocked.

She was not surprised at all that she did not win any award, after all, there was not much room for her to show her acting skills in "Vientiane Island".

But Gongli unexpectedly lost to a newcomer.
"Gongli didn't win the award?" Liu Yifei opened her mouth slightly and said in disbelief as she watched the live broadcast on the screen.

When I turned around, I saw that my husband was not surprised at all. He was still reading a novel with relish.

"I'm talking to you, can you hear me?"

Li Chen put down the book he was holding and said with a smile: "You didn't take it either, what's so strange about that?"

Liu Yifei rolled her eyes at her husband, stood up, walked over to him and sat down, saying angrily: "I'm talking to you nicely! Jin Ma is too cruel, isn't he? Will Gong Li let this go?"

Li Chen hugged his wife and tapped her red lips gently: "So what if she can't, she wants to go, no one forced her to go, Zhou Yu fights Huang Gai, one is willing to fight and the other is willing to be beaten."

Liu Yifei guessed correctly. Gongli would not let it go, but it was her agent who stood up to be the bad guy.

It is exactly the same method used by another actress who passed the buck to others due to the scandal and finally pushed her agent out.

Sina Entertainment News

"According to Taiwanese media reports, the 51st Golden Horse Awards came to a successful conclusion, but the aftermath was not peaceful. The jury led by Chen Chong awarded the Best Actress award to Chen Xiangqi, while Gong Li, who was highly favored before the competition, returned home with nothing. Once the result was announced, many of Gong Li's fans protested."

"When Gongli left Taiwan yesterday, she was all smiles. She said she was very happy with the trip and would come to Taiwan again. She also congratulated Chen Jianbing on his well-deserved title. She didn't seem unhappy at all."

"How could she have known that her agent Zeng Jingchao would convey her statement today, and make a straightforward statement."

"I came to the Golden Horse Awards this time, and I am particularly grateful to the Golden Horse Awards for giving me this opportunity to let me know what an unprofessional film festival is like, and an unfair film festival will make all artistic personnel look down on them."

"And said that Gongli would not come to this amateur film festival again, it was meaningless. This was Gongli's first time to come to the Golden Horse Awards, and it would also be Gongli's last time to come to the Golden Horse Awards."

"Zeng Jingchao said that Gongli is a Shandong girl and she is always very straightforward in her speech. She was not targeting the Best Actress award, but the whole result. She hopes to have a summary and reflection for the Golden Horse Awards."

Gongli's "upset" made this year's Golden Horse Awards a hot topic.

In addition, Liu Yifei, Jiang Shuying and Zhao Yanzi, who were nominated for Best Actress, also sparked heated discussions among netizens.

Compared with Liu Yifei and Jiang Shuying, Zhao Yanzi was more active.

Southern Weekend report
"Today, Zhao Yanzi, who was also nominated for the Best Actress at the Golden Horse Awards, posted a Weibo post to support Gong Li, and it seems that she also criticized the Golden Horse Awards. She said that Gong Li will always be the best actress, and she really wants to have a chance to work with her. After all these years, she is still so sincere and generous! Full of charm!"

"Tens of thousands of netizens gathered under Liu Yifei's Weibo, discussing why Liu Yifei didn't speak out, whether she felt that she deserved the Golden Horse Awards or knew the results in advance, so she didn't show up at the Golden Horse Awards."

The next day, many media crowded at the entrance of the "La La Land" set waiting for Li Chen and Liu Yifei.

Everyone knows that Li Chen is very powerful and a crazy wife protector.

If he also criticized the Golden Horse Awards, the topic would be much more important than Gong Li's 18,000 fans.

Liu Yifei received a call from her assistant before she left the villa.

Liu Yifei was not panicked at all. With her husband by her side, she should worry about others.

The couple got into the car, and Li Chen nodded and smiled, "Miss Liu, you are calm even when facing a catastrophe. You really have my style."

Liu Yifei looked at her makeup in the hand mirror and said, "You're not panicking, so why should I be panicking?"

Li Chen had nothing to say, and silently gave his wife a thumbs up: "That makes sense!"

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At around 7 o'clock, Li Chen and his wife's car arrived at the set of "La La Land".

Hundreds of media outlets had already blocked the entrance to the "La La Land" set, with their cameras pointed at Li Chen and Liu Yifei who had just gotten off the car.

"Yifei, Gongli criticized the Golden Horse Awards for being 'unprofessional'. As a fellow nominee, Yifei, why don't you speak out?"

"Mr. Li, Zhao Yanzi has posted a message to support Gongli. Is Rongchen Pictures worried about being questioned for 'not daring to express a position'?"

Li Chen kept walking, hugging Liu Yifei, but said calmly: "We respect the review mechanism of all film festivals, but the battlefield for actors is always on the set, not on social media."

Another reporter said, "But Gongli said this is an 'amateur film festival'."

Li Chen protected Liu Yifei and said one last thing before entering the set: "The global box office of Vientiane Island is the best response."

The door to the studio closed and the reporters looked at each other in bewilderment. Who the hell was this guy supporting?
The reporters didn't understand at first, but Liu Yifei and her husband were in sync and gave Li Chen a thumbs up as soon as they entered the set.

"You are worthy of being my man. This brain is always useful." Liu Yifei touched Li Chen's crew cut and said with a smile.

In fact, Li Chen's words "respect the film festival" seemed polite on the surface, but actually implied that "everyone has their own choice". Just like her husband said before, it was Gongli who wanted to go, so you can't blame anyone.

The last sentence about entering the door is even simpler.

The global box office data of "Vientiane Island" is a dimensionality reduction attack, which implies that Rong Chen's achievements do not need to be recognized by the Golden Horse Awards.

Li Chen pulled his wife's hand away with a hint of anger: "I've already told you, don't touch a woman's waist or a man's head easily."

Liu Yifei curled her lips and said, "I'm not an outsider."

Li Chen was helpless and couldn't argue with her, so he changed the subject and said, "Remember one thing, Xixi."

"You said."

“Never get dragged into someone else’s war unless you can redefine the battlefield.”

Liu Yifei nodded, not quite understanding, and suddenly stopped and smiled: "What if you are forced to be involved in someone else's battlefield because of me today?"

Li Chen turned around and chuckled: "Then I can't care about other people's life or death, as long as you are okay"

Liu Yifei's brows were overjoyed. She took two quick steps and jumped lightly onto Li Chen's back.

Li Chen almost stumbled and fell to his knees. He quickly supported his wife's long legs and said, "What are you doing? There are so many people on the set."

"What are you afraid of? I'm not afraid of embarrassment. Just carry me in."

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The reporters realized it later and soon someone figured out what Li Chen meant by these two sentences.

As a result, the media gave various interpretations.

Li Chen's response was posted online and quickly went viral on Weibo.

Netizens have given hundreds of wonderful interpretations.

"Li Chen: Gong Li being ripped off has nothing to do with me. My wife's pay doesn't need to be stamped by the Golden Horse Awards."

"Translation: We are too busy making US dollars to play provincial team games with you."

"This response is even harsher than Gongli's statement. There is no point in even discussing it."

Zhao Yanzi's face looked extremely ugly. Compared with Li Chen's statement, her goodwill was more impressive.

More like a spur of the moment joke.

Not only did Gongli ignore her, but she also became enemies with Jin Ma.
(End of this chapter)