Huayu started as a substitute director

Chapter 580: Ascension to Immortality
As you go deeper into Universal City, you will see more and more people coming here to play and check in, and some bring their children to experience it.

Of course, many people discovered Liu Tianxian and recognized her, and from time to time someone took out their mobile phones to take pictures of them.

There were also foreigners following them, tailing them all the way, but they were guarded by bodyguards in black and didn't come forward.

Anyway, the team around them is getting bigger and bigger. It seems that although Liu Tianxian is Chinese, there are still many foreigners who know her.

There was a commotion all around, and someone shouted, "Liu Tianxian (English)!"

"It's me!" Liu Tianxian smiled, very friendly.

"Wow!" someone exclaimed.

"I really like your "Gravity". Can I take a picture with you?" A white guy raised his hand high in the crowd, looking a little excited. It seemed that he was a fan.

The people around didn't get close to him because there were bodyguards blocking him at a safe distance.

"Sure!" Liu Tianxian agreed happily.

This made those people suddenly shout in excitement, and some people clapped their hands. The commotion here instantly attracted many people around.

And some media, of course, self-media.

Some people even posted the news of Liu Tianxian's appearance at Universal Studios on the Internet, allowing more people to know her whereabouts.

Some people who are in Los Angeles drove here directly.

Los Angeles is not a big city, with a population of only about four million, which is not even as large as our second-tier cities.

But it is true that it has beautiful scenery and is comfortable, otherwise there wouldn’t be so many celebrities coming here to settle down.

"Let's shoot there." Liu Tianxian pointed to the huge sphere in front of them. It was very conspicuous, made of a steel ring, with a string of English characters on it.

The place is open and has a clean background, which is just right. It is also a check-in spot for everyone who comes here to play.

Liu Tianxian had her back to the sphere and was facing the camera. On her left and right stood several fans, some white, some black, some yellow, some male, some female, all young people.

Since there were so many people here, a few of us took photos together, taking turns.

Donna signaled the bodyguards to protect Miss Liu. After all, nothing could happen to her since she was here.

The bodyguards in black were also alert.

"Does this city belong to Universal?" Fang Hong was curious, looking at Liu Tianxian who was taking photos with fans. She seemed very comfortable and natural.

"Yes, it's been fifty years now," said Donna.

“It still has a long history.”

Fang Hong said this and asked curiously, "Why did Warner's summoning of spirits appear here?"

He had fully authorized The Conjuring to Warner, and he had no idea which theme parks the show would be shown in. He just sat there and collected money.

"This is an independent business. Business involves cooperation and competition. There is competition in the film industry. Could it also affect the film and television city? Some of our movie characters have Warner Cinema themes." Donna said.

Fang Hong didn't say anything, just like he would also look for actors from other companies to film.

"What are your plans for filming next?" Donna asked.

"Continue to make science fiction films. By the way, there will be a "Lucy 2" at the end of the year. See if you are interested in it." Fang Hong said.

"Okay, did you shoot that?" Donna knew the movie.

"No, it was shot by another director, Xu Ge, the one who produced Black Mask. You should know him, right?" Fang Hong looked at her.

Although the movie was not well-known in China, it was very successful in the United States, earning tens of millions of US dollars from box office and DVD rentals.

Tens of millions of dollars at the beginning of the century is really awesome.

And those results were delayed by a few years, which means they are not new.

It also paved the way for Jet Li to go to the United States!
As for the setbacks that Jet Li later suffered in the United States, that was his own business. It was inevitable that he would encounter setbacks when changing to a new map. At least people knew him and gave him a role, and that was good enough.

Donna thought about it and thought of that movie: "That director is okay, but he only achieved success with that one movie, and then he stopped doing well."

She was a little worried. She felt that apart from the principal, the others were unreliable, even Zhang Yimou and Chen Daren.

Especially Zhang Yimou, who was very popular with international film producers in the past and would buy his movies when they were available.

But the movie Three Shots silenced all the international film producers, which was very unreliable, including Feng Kuzi. The Banquet silenced Columbia.

"Don't worry, I will keep it under control." Fang Hong also knew that Old Monster Xu was unreliable, and those big directors were also unreliable.

Not to mention these, in fact, those who graduate from professional schools are not reliable. Their brains seem to be pedantic, confined to rules and regulations, and they have lost their ability to innovate.

Later, those who achieved high box office returns were all from independent backgrounds, such as Jiaozi, Chen Sicheng, Guo Fan, Xu Guangtou, etc.

As for Wu Jing and Jia Ling, I won’t say more.

It seems that those who come from outside the box are more willing to take risks, while those professional directors are not willing to take risks and always blame the audience and the censorship.

The two chatted for a long time, Liu Tianxian took photos with the fans and accepted some interviews.

The interview did not mention anything about going back, but only talked about some of the thoughts after Gravity achieved high box office results.

On March 3, the Chinese New Year has completely come to an end.

On that day, Gravity broke through 30 billion yuan in domestic box office, becoming the undisputed No. in Chinese film history. The film received great reviews and received great box office success, with the official media calling it "the best domestic science fiction film ever made!"

People's Daily praised Fang Hong as "the best film director of this era."

Even Xinhua News Agency reported: "The principal has rewritten the history of Chinese cinema!"

This article is quite long, but the general meaning is that the principal’s success is not accidental, but the result of hard work step by step.

This made Fang Hong feel a little embarrassed. In fact, he was just directing for someone else. Is this okay to say?

Fortunately, he didn't make many movies and didn't touch art films. He gave films like "Bouquet" to others. Otherwise, it would have been exposed and his reputation would have been ruined after his death, just like Zhang Yimou and others.

Art films are difficult to make, and they must have deep ideological content, so Fang Hong won’t touch them. He doesn’t think he has that kind of ideological depth.

Simply put, art films are the carriers of the director's thoughts, and require the director to focus on deep exploration of the characters' emotions.

To put it simply, the director is just entertaining himself and doesn't consider the audience's feelings at all.

So if Fang Hong doesn't shoot, it's good enough if there is a team that can complete the picture in his mind. The film just needs to have an ideological theme, and the characters have motivations and "love".

With the support of mainstream media, the popularity of "Gravity" is about to explode, but the market size is limited and can only support so much box office revenue.

The media gave Liu Tianxian a new title: the 70 billion box office queen!
Someone has counted the box office of all the movies that Liu Tianxian has collaborated with Jade Rabbit since 10.

《那些年》1.3亿；《失恋33天》3.47亿；《天才枪手》3.62亿；《超体1》9.01亿；《惊天魔盗团1》10.14亿；《花束般的恋爱》14.18亿。

Add to that the current 30 billion for Gravity!
The total is 71.72 billion! This is just based on the domestic box office standards. If all overseas box office is added up, she will be the queen of tens of billions.

With a box office of 70 billion yuan alone, in this era where even billion yuan is hard to break, she is undoubtedly the well-deserved box office queen and the most popular movie actress.

Some people also call her: Liu Qishiyi!

Whether compared with actresses of the same type or with those veteran filmmakers, such as Andy Lau and Chow Yun-fat, she is far ahead.

No one is saying that she is box office poison, no one is saying that they will never watch any movie with her in it, and no one is saying that her acting skills are terrible.

Liu Tianxian completely reversed the audience's impression that she made bad movies; completely reversed the audience's skeptical impression of her movies; and completely reversed the audience's prejudice against her acting skills.

Of course, there are still people criticizing her for her poor acting skills and rubbish performance.

But this has not hindered her impression in the audience's mind. She is a box office guarantee and the representative of good movies, of course, when working with Jade Rabbit.

A few years ago, the audience figured out that Liu Tianxian’s performance is terrible when she works with others, but she becomes a god when she works with Yutu.

At that time, Liu Tianxian made a bad movie every year, which made the audience love and hate her.

Fortunately, this phenomenon is coming to an end. Even if Liu Tianxian makes one movie a year, the audience is willing to wait, as long as she doesn't make bad movies.

What they didn’t know was that Liu Tianxian also persevered for six years and finally finished all those bad movies.

This process was very difficult for her and she was confused for a while.

Fortunately, she got through it. "Gravity" and many previous movies laid the foundation for her.

As long as she doesn't do anything wrong and continues to work hard with Fang Hong, she will definitely have a place in Chinese film history, and she will also have a place in this film industry.

Instead of persisting for more than ten years like in his previous life, he was forced to return to the TV industry in disgrace.

Of course, this is also her own persistence and choice. At the beginning, Fang Hong asked her to choose TV dramas, but she did not choose it and insisted on pursuing a career in movies, which led to her current status.

If she had chosen television at that time, she wouldn't have had the energy to polish the movie.

"Your current fame and influence are noticed by the Film Bureau and the higher-ups. You have created value. If you work harder, maybe you can have meetings with leaders like I do." Fang Hong chatted with Liu Tianxian on the plane.

"Really? What are your meetings like?" Liu Tianxian asked.

"I'll take you there when the time comes. You just sit next to me and we'll take notes together." Fang Hong said.

"Take notes? Why didn't I see you take notes?" Liu Tianxian was puzzled. She basically looked through all of this man's things.

He even turned over his underwear to see if there were any holes, but I didn't see this man taking notes.

"Now I'm going to tell you the trick. When the leader is speaking, we just pretend to write and let the leader see your attitude." Fang Hong made a writing gesture.

"Aren't you just fooling me?" Liu Tianxian hit him.

"I'm not fooling around. I guess even the leader himself doesn't know what he is saying. He is just reading from a script. Every word sounds good, but when they are put together, it's not something that ordinary people like me can understand." Fang Hong said.

"Hahaha!" Liu Tianxian laughed.

“If you make a few more great films, you will be able to reach the heights of Fang Long and Jet Li, surpass Gong Huang and Man Shen, break through the void, and ascend to become an immortal.” Fang Hong raised his hand.

Liu Tianxian was amused and laughed repeatedly. She knew that Fang Long often accompanied leaders to attend international exchanges and dinners for heads of state of other countries. Gong Huang could also accompany French leaders, so he had a very high status.

It’s not that you don’t know, but if someone stops making movies, that means they’ll lose their status. It’s not like that.

"There's just no prize." Liu Tianxian regretted.

"Awards will come slowly. You have accumulated some small awards now. What you lack is just the big one." Fang Hong said.

Liu Tianxian wins some insignificant awards every year, such as the Golden Screen Award, the Golden Crane Award, etc. I don’t know what they are.

(End of this chapter)