Entering the Chinese entertainment industry is like entering a deep sea

Chapter 757: There is always a mountain higher than another
Although Luo Yi said it simply, it was obviously not easy to do.

The reason why Chenglong gave 20% of the profit to Shanghai Film was because of his son.

If you replace his son, the basis for cooperation between the two parties will be gone.

However, Luo Yi’s words were actually very clear in meaning, and they may also represent the opinions of the vast majority of Shanghai Film Group’s senior executives.

How to choose between Yaolai and Rongchen? Is there any need to choose?
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After the first day of its release, "One Step Away" scored only 6.2 on Douban, a new low for Jiang Wen's films.

In the Bu Yi Le Hu Studio, Jiang Wen's base camp, producer Marco and publicity director Yan Yunfei are busy with screening issues and audience feedback.

When Yan Yunfei woke up today, he found 160 unread messages on his phone, and so many negative reviews that he was overwhelmed.

What makes people's blood pressure soar is that the box office of "Longling Mystery Cave" has exceeded 13 billion, and "Taking Tiger Mountain by Strategy" has been advanced to a certain extent and is eyeing it covetously.

It can be said that there is a strong "dragon" in front and a fierce "tiger" behind.

Along with negative reviews such as "incomprehensible", "too many boring moments", and "poor 3D effect", the trio of "One Step Away", including Jiang Wen, also frequently made various explanations.

Different from his usual domineering attitude, this time Jiang Wen actually showed a long-lost sincerity.

Unfortunately, not everyone could "get" Jiang Wen's good intentions because of the negative reviews and attendance after the first day of screening that did not meet expectations.

Starting from the next day, the screening rate of "One Step Away" was on par with "The Cave of Dragon Ridge".

Today, the domestic movie-watching group has long since completed its renewal, with those born in the 80s and 90s forming the majority.

Few of them are fans of Jiang.

Why did Deng Chao and Yang Mi's "Breakup Guru" earn 600 million yuan, why was Guo Xiaosi's PPT "Tiny Times" so rubbish but still a big seller, all kinds of youth films have all kinds of bloody plots, but can easily earn over 100 million yuan at the box office.

Gu Changwei is a smart person. The two leading actors in "Micro Love" produced by Huayi and directed by Gu Changwei are the currently popular Chen He and Dabaobei.

Even the supporting actor is Song Dongye, who became famous overnight in August this year because of the song "Zebra, Zebra", and is also a latent drug addict.

It’s Christmas Eve, which is also Li Chen’s birthday.

This time, Li Chen had already informed all the artists under him that there was no need to make a big fuss. He just wanted to spend the time alone with his wife and children.

The day before Christmas Eve, Wanda was listed in Hong Kong, but it was Zhang Ziyi's mother who made the headlines in the entertainment section.

Sina Finance News

"On December 12, Wanda Commercial was listed in Hong Kong today, opening at HK$23 on the first day. Before the listing, Li Zhuosheng, the mother of the famous actress Zhang Ziyi, held 48 million shares."

"Based on this morning's opening price, the market value of Zhang Ziyi's mother Li Zhuosheng's shares is 8.64 million Hong Kong dollars (about 7 million yuan)."

It always feels a bit special that Wang in Leather Pants chooses this time to propose.

On the 24th, Li Chen alone occupied five of the hot searches on Weibo.

Starting from midnight, big names in the circle rushed to send their blessings.

@刘一菲: "Happy birthday, my Mr. Li, I love you~" (Photo: A photo of the two of them on the set of "La La Land")

@陈可欣: "Happy birthday to the best boss, partner, and craziest director!"

@Leonardo Dicaprio: "Happy birthday, my friend! Can't wait to work with you again!" (Photo: The two took a photo on the set of "Vientiane Island")
@吴惊: "Happy birthday, Brother Chen!" (Photo: A group of rough guys from the "Wolf Warrior" crew)

@杨蜜: "My eternal idol and most respected senior, happy birthday!"

@张一谋: "Happy birthday to the new generation of Chinese-language film flag!"

On the set of "La La Land", Li Chen had just finished a long-take song and dance scene.

There were beads of sweat on his forehead.

I had just sat down and hadn't yet recovered from the shock when the lights on the set suddenly dimmed.

A piano sound slowly rang out, and Li Chen recognized it as the "My Heart Will Go On" that he had specially prepared for his wife's birthday in Hawaii that year.
When Li Chen looked up, he saw Liu Yifei in a red dress, sitting in front of the piano, playing the piano with her fingertips and looking at him with a smile.

“Happy Birthday to you”

Li Chen was about to stand up when the entire crew suddenly poured out from all directions.

Even the son suddenly appeared in the arms of his mother-in-law.

Chen Kexin was pushing a three-layer cake, and Wang Jiawei was holding a bottle of champagne in his hand.

The director of photography, lighting technicians, and stagehands sang the birthday song in unison, and some even set off streamers and fireworks.

Li Chen was stunned for a second, then realized that these must have been arranged by his wife.

Although there were many more people, his wife and children were by his side. Li Chen's heart was soft and his eyes looked at the familiar face sitting in front of the piano.

Then he laughed and said, "Are you guys planning a surprise attack?"

Liu Yifei stood up, walked to Li Chen, kissed him gently on the cheek, and said softly: "Happy birthday, Mr. Li."

On the other side, the little Wuxia, who was held by her mother-in-law, also called out in a childish voice: "Happy birthday, Dad!"

After saying that, she also kissed Li Chen's other cheek.

Li Chen took the fat boy from his mother-in-law's arms, kissed him hard on the face and said with a smile: "Little boy, be happy, not fall fast."

The whole audience burst into laughter. Wang Jiawei rarely smiled and handed over champagne: "Director Li, you are 32 years old, it's your golden age."

Chen Kexin walked up and said with a smile: "Yes, Director Li, your golden age has just begun, and both of us have already passed most of it."

Liu Yifei glanced at her husband with her beautiful eyes, and said with a smile to Wang and Chen: "Director Wang, Director Chen, to be honest, even though he is only 32 years old, sometimes I have the illusion that he is at least 20 years older than me!"

Everyone laughed, and Li Chen smiled, thinking that his wife was right.

The set turned into a sea of ​​joy.

On Weibo, #李琛快乐生日# directly ranked first on the hot search list.

Artists under Rongchen Pictures, cooperating directors, and friends in the entertainment industry have posted messages one after another, making them all supporting roles in "Taking Tiger Mountain by Strategy", which was released yesterday.

This topic has gathered blessings from almost half of the entertainment industry.

From international superstars to domestic top stars, from directors to producers, we have it all.

Some netizens directly mocked this arrangement, and the entertainment industry's 'Rongchen faction' was confirmed! "

Many of Li Chen’s fans also lamented that at the age of 32, Li Chen has already reached the pinnacle of Chinese-language films.

On the way back to the riverside villa from the set, Li Chen received a call from Jiang Wen.

"One Step Away" earned 2.9 million yuan in the first week, which is 1.8 times the 1.55 million yuan in the first weekend of "Let the Bullets Fly" four years ago.

不过2011年底中国银幕数9200块，2014年截止三季度银幕数已达22420块，增幅高达244%！

Combined with this data, and considering that Let the Bullets Fly is priced in 2D and One Step Away is priced in 3D, in fact, One Step Away had far fewer viewers than Let the Bullets Fly in its first weekend.
Li Chen never took the initiative to call Jiang Wen. No matter what he said, Jiang Wen didn't need any comfort.

As soon as the call was connected, Jiang Wen's still energetic laughter came: "Hahaha happy birthday! I won't post on Weibo anymore."

"It doesn't matter if you don't post on Weibo, you should at least show your appreciation." Li Chen joked.

Jiang Wen laughed: "What do you mean? You have so much money that you probably can't even count it. You married Yifei and have a son. Tell me, what else do you need!" Jiang Wen's voice was so loud that Liu Yifei, who was sitting next to Li Chen, could hear it clearly.

Liu Yifei came forward and lip-synced in front of Li Chen with a smile: "What do you need!"

Li Chen laughed: "Whether I need it or not is my business, whether you express it or not is up to you!"

Jiang Wen laughed: "Okay, okay, I can't argue with you! I'll make it up to you when you and Yifei return to Beijing."

Li Chen smiled and said, "That's pretty good."

Jiang Wen sighed again: "Boss Yang has been cheated again this time. Sony from Japan is also going to have something to do with me, Jiang!"

Li Chen chuckled: "What's the big deal? My friend told me the other day that Director Jiang's film is still in need of investment?"

Liu Yifei chuckled, grabbed Li Chen's neck with both hands and shook it! She glared at him angrily and whispered, "Why do you say anything out loud!"

Jiang Wen laughed loudly: "Thank Yifei for my praise! I'm afraid after this time."

Jiang Wen didn't finish his words, and Li Chen didn't take the initiative to respond. He thought to himself, could Jiang Wen be making this call to pave the way for his next movie?
Is he planning to attack himself? The next film is the last part of the Republic of China trilogy, "Evil Cannot Defeat Good", which is also a losing business.

From the beginning, "One Step Away" was promoted as the second part of the Beiyang Trilogy and the sequel to "Let the Bullets Fly", which whetted the audience's appetite. However, once it was released, the gap in expectations was unforgettable, which naturally reflected in the box office.

At this time, Wanda’s Mr. Sicong has not come out to start the fight, but I’m afraid it will only take a day or two.

Li Chen's guess was correct. This time, Boss Yang of Yinghuang did not continue to support Jiang Wen like he did after the failure of "The Sun Also Rises".

Just silence but silence speaks volumes.

Jiang Wen hung up the phone awkwardly.

"What did Director Li say?" Zhou Yun asked anxiously.

"If I don't ask him about this, how can he take the initiative to ask? Let's talk about it after he returns to Beijing."

Not many people know that "The Taiping" sank, but the box office of "The Taiping" did sink.

The box office of 1.54 million has no room for further growth.

I'm afraid that "One Step Away" is also in jeopardy.

Compared to Li Chen's birthday, Jiang Wen and Zhou Yun are more concerned about the first day box office of "Taking Tiger Mountain by Strategy" today.

Although the box office of 7000 million on the first day was not as good as "One Step Away", its reputation was much better than "One Step Away".

The next day, Christmas, a piece of news about "Tiger Mountain" became a hot search.

Sina Entertainment News

"Yesterday, 'Taking Tiger Mountain by Strategy' directed by Xu Ke was officially released. The box office on the first day exceeded 7000 million and the word of mouth was very good."

"However, in the early hours of this morning, a certain film and television forum revealed a piece of explosive news: "Taking Tiger Mountain by Strategy" deleted all the scenes of a certain bad artist, but "The Taoist Goes Down the Mountain" was not cut at all! It turns out that there is always a mountain higher than the other!"

"The post quickly caused an uproar, with over 100,000 reposts in just three hours."

Weibo is very lively, and the fans of "Tiny Times" are the craziest, speaking out for their "brothers". Why?
That person has gone in, but his role can be retained, but my brother will be erased!
Not only the fans of "Tiny Times", the Hong Kong media also reacted even faster, pointing out that someone was manipulating the situation behind the scenes.

Hong Kong media called Anle, and according to an Anle internal employee, Jiang Zhiqiang was very angry and said he wanted to ask the bureau for an explanation.

The mainland media was going crazy, and they were just about to find Chen Kaige and confront him face to face.

But at this moment, Chen Kaige was so angry that he was smoking, and he wished he could cut Li Chen into pieces.

"Despicable! Shameless! Such despicable behavior!" Chen Kaige cursed loudly in the study room of his villa.

As for who was being scolded, Chen Hong who was standing by knew it very well.

"Li Chen, so cruel!" Chen Hong said in a low voice.

When this happened, the first person the couple suspected was Li Chen.

Don’t think that the people who leaked the information were from “Tiger Mountain”, the people who fanned the flames were from “Tiny Times”, and the people who added fuel to the fire were from Anle.

But precisely because there is no one from Rong Chen in it, it is even more suspicious.

Chen Hong's face was frighteningly gloomy. She took out her cell phone and called Li Chen in front of Chen Kaige.

"Who are you calling?" Chen Kaige turned his head and asked quickly.

Chen Hong had a cold face and said nothing.

Unexpectedly, after the call was made, Li Chen didn't answer it.

Chen Hong called again, but Li Chen still didn't answer.

Chen Hong wondered if Li Chen was filming on the set, so she waited until noon and continued to call Li Chen.

This time Li Chen answered it.

"Dare you answer the phone, Li Chen?" Chen Hong's voice was cold, and it was obvious that she was furious.

Ren Zhonglun clearly said that day that Li Chen would pretend not to see it, but what is the meaning of bringing this matter up again today!
"Sister Hong, why shouldn't I be afraid to answer the phone?" Li Chen said with a smile.

Chen Hong’s guess was correct. Li Chen was indeed on the set and saw Chen Hong’s call in the morning.

But he had no time to pay attention to her. Liu Yifei sat nervously beside her husband.

She found that since her husband came to Shanghai, the opponents he faced were becoming more and more difficult and powerful.

I'm afraid that Sister Hong in front of me will be the first one to fall out.

She only found out about this in the morning, and when she asked her husband about it, he did not hide it from her.

"Don't call me Sister Hong!" Chen Hong said sternly.

Li Chen smiled softly: "What advice do you have for me, Ms. Chen?"

"Teach me? Don't you feel guilty? You are such a traitor!"

Li Chen laughed out loud: "As the saying goes, only women and villains are difficult to raise. I have seen this today!"

"You!" Chen Hong's face turned red with anger. Ever since she married Chen Kaige, no one dared to talk to her like this.

Even Han Saping was polite when speaking to her back then.

Li Chen actually dared to scold her.

Chen Kaige, who was standing by, had bloodshot eyes and wished he could eat Li Chen alive.

"You are the ones who broke the rules. How can you still have the nerve to call me with such righteous words?"

"This is just a warning. If you insist on doing it, you will bear the consequences yourself!" Li Chen snorted.

The back of Chen Hong's hand, which was holding the phone, had blue veins exposed and was trembling slightly. It was obvious that she was pissed off by Li Chen.

In a rage, Chen Kaige snatched the phone and wanted to curse at Li Chen.

But the phone only received a busy tone.
(End of this chapter)