Entering the Chinese entertainment industry is like entering a deep sea

Chapter 753: Three Sons Return, Only One Son Left

China News Service reported

"Director Wu Yusen's annual blockbuster "The Crossing (Part 2)" was released in mainland China on the nd, officially kicking off the Lunar New Year holiday."

"The reporter learned from the official Weibo account of the movie The Crossing on the 3rd that the film's first-day box office was 2737 million yuan, accounting for 58% of the national total box office on that day. Although the results are good, the audience's evaluation is polarized."

In fact, most of Wu Yusen's halo was rudely torn away by Li Chen after he said, "This is no longer your world, why did you come back?"

After "Red Cliff", it dropped by more than half again.

Now the remaining quarter has also disappeared along with "The Taiping".

"Alas" Wu Yusen sighed deeply, feeling discouraged.

He couldn't make it in Hollywood back then, and I thought that with his remaining fame back then, he would be able to deal a heavy blow to the mainland with ease.

Who would have thought that he was first humiliated by that green-eyed bastard Li Chen, and then lost the trust of Han Sanping, and now La Peikang is also lukewarm towards him.

The box office on the first day was 2700 million, which was only 500 million higher than the first day box office of "Red Cliff", but it has been six years since "Red Cliff" was released!

It's a dream to expect to make a profit from this box office, which is less than a quarter of the pre-sale box office of "Longling Mystery Cave".

The most disgusting thing is that this 2700 million is evenly matched with the movie "The Fortune Is Best If You Act Like a Little Girl" which only cost tens of millions!

Wu Yusen just felt as disgusted as if he had eaten a fly.

The "good results" reported by the media seemed more like a mockery to him!
Wu Yusen's phone rang. He picked it up and saw it was Li Li from Xiao Ma. Wu Yusen really didn't want to answer it.

Li Li tried to dial Wu Yusen's number for a long time but failed, so she got angry!
"What the hell, he doesn't answer the phone! He doesn't reply to the text message!" Li Li cursed angrily.

The production cycle of "The Crossing" was already very tight, and there was less than a week left until December 12nd when it was finally approved and the copies were completed.

This time, the ponies were badly screwed by Wu Yusen.

In desperation, Xiao Ma only arranged the only advance screening in the country on the evening of November 11.

"Mr. Li, you said that The Crossing had so many difficulties. Could it be that Rong Chen was behind it?" Wang Hongyu, Xiao Ma's publicity director, said uncertainly.

Li Li narrowed her eyes and said, "Is your brain full of grass? Rong Chen has to give face to the Buddha even if he doesn't want to see the monk."

"China Film Corporation had a hand in The Crossing, so think before you speak next time! Get out!"

Wang Hongyu was not amused, and he thought to himself, Rong Chen, would he consider the face of China Film? Do you think it is still the era when Han Sanping is in charge of China Film?
In fact, it was not only Wang Hongyu who had this idea, Li Li herself also had doubts.

However, La Peikang has made it clear that Li Chen did not do anything at all.

One of the four kings of the Lunar New Year movie has become cannon fodder.

The remaining three families were naturally happy, as they thought that Wu Yusen's six years of hard work was not much different from Jiang Wen's four years of hard work.

In the end, no one expected that "The Crossing" would be such a failure.

Compared to "The Crossing", which was only screened once before the release, "The Lost Tomb of Dragon Ridge" will certainly not repeat the same mistake.

Although Li Chen was not present at the global premiere in Beijing on the evening of the 3rd, Yang Siwei made it a grand and unprecedented event.

Beijing News reported

"The world premiere of "The Lost Tomb of Dragon Ridge" shocked the capital! Rongchen Pictures has set off a new wave of tomb raiding, with Huang Xiaoming and Zhang Yuqi leading the way to open a new chapter in the "Ghost Blowing Light Universe."

"Last night, the Beijing National Convention Center was star-studded as Rongchen Pictures' annual blockbuster "Longling Mystery Cave" held its world premiere here."

“As the second film in the “Ghost Blows Out the Light” series, the film stars the original cast of Huang Xiaoming, Zhang Yuqi and Jiang Chao, continuing the fantasy adventure style of Rong Chen’s 2011 “The Mysterious City”.”

"Director Wu Bin revealed that the film "Longling Mystery Cave" cost 3.5 million yuan, 95% of which was built on real scenes, and restored the ancient tombs in Shaanxi on a 1:1 basis."

“The spider cave scenes used the same motion capture as in ‘The Mysterious Island’, and the special effects are equivalent to the 2.0 version of ‘The Lost Tomb’.”

"Zhang Yuqi, who is currently embroiled in her husband's prostitution scandal, was not too upset. In an interview with our reporter, she revealed that she was nearly bitten by a 'piranha' prop while filming an underwater scene. Fortunately, Brother Xiaoming saved her with a Luoyang shovel."

"Previously, the two parts of The Lost Tomb have grossed 8 million yuan, and the lead actor Huang Xiaoming said on the spot that he would announce his wedding date with Angelababy if the box office exceeds 20 billion yuan."

On the 5th, Li Chen and Liu Yifei also attended the Shanghai premiere of "Longling Mystery Cave".

At the Shanghai Grand Theater, Tang Yan, Yang Mi and others have already arrived.

Tang Yan has been having bad luck recently. In addition to attending the premiere of "Longling Mystery Cave" tonight, she also came to ask for advice from her old boss.

She has finished filming "Grave Robbers' Chronicles", but yesterday, one of the leading actors, Yang Yang, and the five producers of "Grave Robbers' Chronicles", including Huanrui, Guangguang and Qiyi, were sued by Rong Xingda, demanding a compensation of 900 million RMB.

The lawsuit will inevitably affect the post-production and distribution of the drama.

No one knows when it will be broadcast.

That would have been fine, but another small incident that happened in the past two days also gave her a headache.

Tang Yan was socializing with Yang Mi and Zhang Yuqi when she saw her former boss Li Chen and best friend Liu Yifei finally arriving late.

As soon as the two entered the theater, they immediately became the focus of the audience.

"Look, no one is getting the attention of the senior!" Yang Mi said with a smile.

Zhang Yuqi looked at Li Chen with a complicated expression and said meaningfully, "Who told us that Director Li only has one?"

Yang Mi and Tang Yan looked at each other and there was a brief exchange of glances between them.

"what's the situation?"

"do not know."

"It seems that the scene brought back memories. They are both great directors. There is no harm without comparison."

When Li Chen saw Huang Xiaoming, he joked with him: "Do you really want to marry her?"

Huang Xiaoming laughed and leaned close to Li Chen's ear and said, "The wedding date has been set. You and Yifei will both be there."

Li Chen nodded and glanced at Huang Xiaoming: "Congratulations in advance."

"Thank you."

"What are you congratulating for? Brother Xiaoming is getting married soon?" Liu Yifei asked with a smile.

Huang Xiaoming smiled again: "Yifei is still smart."

Before the premiere started, Tang Yan pulled Liu Yifei aside.

Yang Mi wanted to follow, but was dismissed by Tang Yan with a sentence, "I want to have a private chat with Xixi."

Yang Mi was still worried about what had to be said behind her back.

After listening to Tang Yan, Liu Yifei finally understood what was going on.

It turns out that there was a scene in the drama "Fall in Love with You" aired these two days that used the cover of "Harper's Bazaar".

Su Mang was not happy about this and directly pointed out the crew on Weibo, claiming that he would defend his rights.

Tangfen was so angry when she saw that the drama starring her idol was caught up in such a controversy that she went to the comment section of Su Mang's Weibo and started firing.

Tang Yan called Su Mang to apologize, but he responded with a few words in a lukewarm manner.

Tang Yan has been troubled by this matter these days. Her studio is not like a company.

She is not her boss Li Chen, so she doesn't take Su Mang seriously.

If a female star loses her fashion resources, she will probably soon fall behind in the competition with her peers.

"Are you worried that she will retaliate against you?" Liu Yifei frowned slightly.

"Of course." Tang Yan thought to herself, I can't compare with you, there is an oversupply of fashion resources at home and abroad, and high-end luxury brands are chasing you. In a word, all the artists of Rongchen can not participate in Bazaar. "How about this, I'll ask Li Chen later and see what he says." Liu Yifei didn't have any better ideas. She didn't think it was a big deal.

Didn’t Su Mang and Zhang Ziyi get nothing from their husbands that night?

After all, Tangtang is from Rongchen's faction. Even if Su Mang wants to touch Tangtang, she has to consider her husband's face.

"You are still good to me! I just realized that it is too difficult to fight alone. Not only do I have to guard against outsiders, but I also have to guard against my own people." When Tang Yan said this, his eyes glanced at Yang Mi not far away.

After the premiere, Tang Yan and Luo Jin got into Li Chen’s car together.

Yang Mi became even more curious.

"What do you think, Tangtang, has to hide from me and Liu Qianqian alone?" Yang Mi complained to Zeng Jia after getting into her MPV.

"It's just a matter of time." Zeng Jia said bluntly.

"Ah? What do you mean by sooner or later?"

"You two are both prominent figures among the 85 flowers, and now you have met each other because of "Silent Separation". Unless she has no ambition and is willing to be outdone by you, how could she possibly tell you anything?"

After hearing what Zeng Jia said, Yang Mi said with emotion: "In fact, I miss the days when I was in Rongchen. Although everyone had their own little plans, no one dared to make trouble because of the seniors."

On the other side, after listening to the stories of his wife and Tang Yan, he saw Tang Yan frowning slightly and looking worried.

Li Chen said with a smile: "It's not you who instigated the fans to attack her. Why are you panicking? She can't do anything to you! Haven't you already apologized to her? If she is a smart person, she will know what to do."

Tang Yan felt relieved. Li Chen and his wife smiled and said, "Please forward Tangtang's stills from the drama Love Under the Graveyard."

As soon as Li Chen said this, Liu Yifei understood it instantly, and thought to herself that her husband's trick was very powerful.

She is the boss lady of Rongchen. If she reposted the stills from "Why", unless she is a fool, she would definitely know that this is a hint of taking sides.

Tang Yan and Luo Jin also understood.

The two nodded and smiled: "Thank you, Boss (Mr. Li)!"

Liu Yifei was unhappy: "Hey, hey, hey, what do you two mean, Brother Jin, Tangtang, I was the one who posted on Weibo, you should thank him!"

Li Chen laughed loudly, and Luo Jin said quickly: "What's the point of saying thank you or not between old classmates!"

Tang Yan also smiled and said, "We are best friends, so it's not strange to say thank you!"

Liu Yifei was speechless and could only glare at her husband.

Li Chen put away his smile, looked at Luo Jin and his wife and said, "Remember, in the entertainment industry, an apology is never the solution to a problem."

Tang Yan and Luo Jin nodded while thinking to themselves that this was all nonsense. If they had the strength of Li Chen and his wife, who would they need to apologize to!
That night, Liu Yifei reposted Tang Yan’s Weibo post of the stills from “Why” and added the caption: Miss Lawyer is so beautiful.

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The next morning, at the Fashion Group headquarters, Liu Jiang took the initiative to call Li Chen.

Su Mang was standing next to him.

"Hahaha, Mr. Li, the last incident was all a misunderstanding. I should have come to your house in person to invite you. You composed the theme song for Bazaar."

"Okay, okay, I'm looking forward to seeing you and Yifei at next year's Bazaar. Goodbye."

After hanging up the phone, Liu Jiang had a smile on his face, but the two of them talked about the matter of Su Mang inviting Li Chen and his wife.

As for Tang Yan's trivial matter, neither side mentioned it.

"Don't pursue the matter of 'Fall in Love with You' any more. Liu Yifei's attitude is very clear when she posted a Weibo post about 'Fall in Love with You' at this time."

Su Mang lamented in her heart that she was scolded for nothing this time.

The boss has already shaken hands with General Manager Li and made peace, so what more can the subordinates do?

Just by looking at the eldest brother smiling like a chrysanthemum, you can tell how worried he is recently because of the strained relationship with Rong Chen.

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As Wu Yifan became more successful in mainland China after terminating his contract with SM, Lu Han also proposed to terminate his contract with SM in October.

Before it even returned to the country, it was already snatched up by everyone.

Now someone couldn't sit still anymore.

Sina Entertainment News

"South Korean boy band EXO debuted for more than two years. Members Wu Yifan and Lu Han terminated their contracts and returned to China. Yesterday morning, it was reported on Weibo that another member, Tao, also planned to terminate his contract and return to China. SM has not responded to this yet."

"At 9:46 this morning, the entertainment critic "麻辣婊哥" who has real-name verification on Weibo posted on Weibo that Huang Zitao is going to terminate his contract and return to China."

During this period, countless brokerage companies contacted Lu Han, both domestic and foreign.

Companies like Huayi, Yinghuang, Lehua, Huanrui, etc., even Alibaba and Penguin have also made plans.

Lu Han was so overwhelmed by the choices.

But none of them was what he liked.

He was interested in her, but she didn't contact him.

There was no other choice but for Lu Han to take the initiative.

Yang Siwei had actually decided to sign the boy when he went for the appointment tonight.

Before leaving, she sent a WeChat message to her boss, and the reply she received was: You are in charge of Yi Xin Media.

Yang Siwei made up her mind and thought that she would just listen to these words and would not take them seriously.

In fact, she had thought about this at first, but when she sent a WeChat message to her boss, there was no response at all.

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On the 7th, it was the day before the second big drama of the Lunar New Year period, "Longling Mystery Cave", was released nationwide.

At this time, "The Crossing" had grossed 1.2 million yuan in its first week of release and was a complete failure.

But the headline on the 7th did not belong to "Longling Mystery Cave" but to Jiang Wen's "One Step Away"!
The premiere originally scheduled for December 12 was temporarily cancelled at 8 p.m. on the 7th.

The film company said in a statement that the cancellation was a helpless move.

The premiere was originally scheduled to be held at the National Olympic Stadium next to the Bird's Nest.

It is said that in order to complete the premiere, the film company commissioned IMAX to transform the National Olympic Stadium into a temporary IMAX theater, where the 26-meter-wide and 14.5-meter-high IMAX screen is used to show the guests the gorgeous visual effects of the IMAX 3D version of "One Step Away".

Li Chen also called Jiang Wen to show his concern: "What's going on?"

Jiang Wen was furious: "Damn it, what else can it be? Those reviewers had nothing to do all day and just picked on me. Finally, most of the shots were saved, but the lines have to be changed."

"I don't have time to talk to you right now. I have to finish dubbing tonight. I'm done!"

"Director Jiang, Teacher Naying is here!"

"Director Jiang, what's going on?"

Li Chen held the phone and listened to the beeping sound before it was hung up, secretly sighing that Jiang Wen was really awesome.

Apparently it was the middle of the night, so Nayoung was called over to re-dub her.

Liu Yifei had been beside Li Chen the whole time, and she also asked with concern: "Can Director Jiang's film still be released as scheduled?"

Li Chen nodded: "Of course, even if it is a re-dubbing, it won't be for the whole cast. Maybe only Nayoung and the others need to be re-dubbed!"

(End of this chapter)