Huayu: Hard fight against Zhang Weiping at the beginning

Chapter 439 Huayi Celebration Banquet

As soon as Zhang Chen left Jing Tian, ​​he was immediately stopped by the Li Binbin sisters who appeared out of nowhere.

"Director Zhang~"

"Binbin, Miss Li~"

He didn't even notice that the two sisters were there. "Shouldn't you guys..."

He realized something before he finished speaking and swallowed the rest of his words.

Unexpectedly, Li Xue said, "We should be at the celebration party of "Night Banquet", right?"

Zhang Chen didn't expect the other party to expose it. After a slight pause, he nodded.

Before Li Binbin could say anything, Li Xue spoke first: "Director Zhang, my sister and I are ready to leave Huayi~"

Zhang Chen showed a puzzled look, and Li Xue continued: "Huayi didn't care about my sister at all. Cheng Long and Jet Li were the ones who made the decision in "Double J Project", but the female lead was not given to my sister, but to Liu Yifei instead. So we were about to leave, and today we came to ask Director Zhang for food, didn't we?"

"Ms. Li, are you kidding?"

It is impossible for Zhang Chen to give away resources just because of a word from the other party. What's more, what does your leaving Huayi have to do with me?
It's not me who asked you to leave.

However, Li Xue's next words changed his mind: "Director Zhang, I know you and Huayi have a feud, and so do we. The enemy of my enemy is my friend. Besides, we sisters braved the opposition to attend the celebration party for A Quiet Place today. Doesn't that prove the point?"

Zhang Chen hesitated while Li Xue was expressing her attitude.

The Li sisters openly stand on your side, Zhang Chen, at the risk of offending Huayi.

If Zhang Chen did not speak up, or allowed the Li sisters to be suppressed, who would help Xingchen Entertainment in the future?

Zhang Chen knew that the Li sisters’ leaving Huayi had nothing to do with him, but others didn’t know.

They must have thought that Li Binbin dared to openly stand on Zhang Chen's side when both families were holding celebration banquets, and that he must have been instructed by Zhang Chen.

In the royal family, isn't this the merit of following the dragon? If you don't reward those who support you, it will only make other people who support you feel disheartened.

I wipe~
Thinking of this, Zhang Chen couldn't help but look at Li Binbin and Li Xue again.

Okay, set yourself up.
Knowing that Zhang Chen had figured out the key to the matter, the two sisters were also afraid that Zhang Chen would bear a grudge, so they continued to lower their posture. After all, they were tantamount to plotting against Zhang Chen.

"From now on, we sisters will follow Director Zhang's lead. If Director Zhang has any request, we will definitely satisfy him~"

Hearing the other party put emphasis on the words "any request", Zhang Chen understood immediately.

This is the Ice and Snow Legend who is willing to give it his all and invite him to play with ice and eat snow~
Although he felt a little unhappy about being plotted against, Zhang Chen suppressed it.

"I'll think about it, wait for my news later~"

Bing and Xue were overjoyed, knowing that their pledge of allegiance had been accepted.

At this time, the elder sister was more courageous than the younger sister: "Xiaoxue, go upstairs and get a room now, and wait for the cocktail party to end..."

While the Li sisters were thinking about how to win Zhang Chen's heart, Zhang Chen was also found.

"You kid, you've been busy all the time. Now that there's finally no one around, why don't you chat about the new movie?"

"I'm free, but wait a moment, I'll call Director Wang too~"

Seeing Wang Jing, who was standing not far away and chatting with Chen Xi, looking over, Zhang Chen waved his hand. Wang Jing pointed at himself and came over happily.

Zhang Chen introduced them: "This is Director Wang Jing, the director of our play, and this is Mr. Zhao Benshan. Benshan Media is also the investor this time."

"I've heard so much about you~"

"I've heard so much about you~"

After they had expressed their admiration for each other, Zhang Chen continued, "Have you all read the script?"

The script was sent to their mailboxes yesterday.

Wang Jing nodded.

Zhao Benshan also said: "I've read it, it's really well written, your writing team is really amazing, there are a lot of jokes, and I feel like those jokes are tailor-made for me..."

Zhang Chen's version of the movie "Wulin Waijia" is different from the previous one.

In his previous life, Ning Caishen wrote a story about housing prices.

In this life, Zhang Chen changed his story to a treasure hunt story, called "Wulin Wai Zhuan·Treasure Hunt".

Suddenly, a rumor spread in the martial arts world that the long-lost secret manual "Canglong Jin" appeared in Qixia Town. People from the martial arts world flocked to it, including the Tang Clan in Shu, the Liu Clan in Jiangnan, the Quedao Clan outside the pass, the official Jinyiwei, and the ghostwriters who were used to working alone...

This is a story similar to "New Dragon Inn". A large group of people of various identities gathered in Qixia Town and hid in Tongfu Inn.

Tongfu Inn is undergoing a lot of changes.

Various subtle stories happen when multiple forces are crowded in the small Tongfu Inn.

Zhang Chen incorporated many famous IPs of later generations, such as "Legend of the Magpie Blade Gate", "Embroidered Spring Blade", "No One in My Eyes"...

"The overall style should be consistent with "Wulin Wai Zhuan", but I have one requirement. Although it can be funny, the fighting scenes must be good-looking. With reference to "A Chinese Odyssey", I suggest that Yuen Kwai be the martial arts director..."

He had just reconciled with Hong Jinbao, and hiring the Seven Little Fortunes as martial arts instructors could be understood as a signal.

The key is that Yuan Kui really admires it.

The martial arts designs in the "Fong Sai-yuk" and "Transporter" series are both quite beautiful.

As for the fighting style, he likes "A Chinese Odyssey" very much.

"A Chinese Odyssey" is made up of the original crew of "Ashes of Time" from the front stage to the backstage. It is said that this is a remedial measure taken by Liu Zhenwei to make up for the box office failure of "The King of Sunglasses".

But the box office was surprisingly high that year, and there were a lot of stars in it.

Zhang Chen also plans to do the same, making "Wulin Wai Zhuan: The Treasure Hunt" into a star-studded show, where any supporting role can be a star, which will be fun.

As for the cost, of course it is impossible to pay full salary.

Whether you are a mainland star or a Hong Kong or Taiwan star, do you want to have a good relationship with Golden Harvest and Star Entertainment? Do you?
OK, come and play a cameo role.

The pay is just a token of my appreciation, or even free.

Zhang Chen prepared to be Han Sanping in advance.

"I understand, boss~" Wang Jing has always been very obedient, and he also approves of this model.

Zhang Chen looked at Zhao Benshan again: "Uncle Benshan, this is actually a dialect comedy. The protagonists speak Shaanxi dialect, the Quedao Sect speaks Northeastern dialect, and the Tang Sect speaks Sichuan dialect. But you must control it well and don't let the proportion of Northeastern dialect be too large, otherwise it may destroy the overall feeling..."

The reason why he specifically mentioned this is because the Northeastern dialect is so magical that if you spend a long time with people from the Northeast, it is easy to be influenced by their accent.

Zhao Benshan smiled and said, "Don't worry, that's not possible, but I think your design is quite interesting. The second part we are talking about is the story centered on the Que Dao Sect, right?"

"Yes~, you can even make a TV series about Que Dao Men in between the two series to improve the audience's favorability. If the audience approves, you can even make Que Dao Men into a series..."

Zhao Benshan's eyes lit up. Wasn't this a new way to make money?

As expected of Zhang Chen, what he is best at is making series.

Also, he is really generous and just tells you directly about such a good idea.

Wang Jing's eyes lit up beside him. "Then can Ghostwriter be made into a series? Even Jinyiwei and Tangmen can be made into a series. If the supporting roles are outstanding, they can be expanded into movies or TV series, and a martial arts universe will emerge..."

Zhang Chen gave him an admiring look. It turned out that all the famous directors were very capable and had sharp vision.

But then I started to worry again. Knowing too many IPs is not a good thing. I can’t shoot them all. I simply can’t shoot them all.

"Let's go, they are over there, let's go over there and I will introduce them to everyone~"

Zhang Chen was talking about the "Wulin Waijiao" team.

A group of people were gathering together, with a few young people nearby, including Chen Xi.

Seeing Zhang Chen and his group coming, everyone hurriedly stopped what they were doing and greeted them.

"What are you talking about?" "Oh, nothing. Ma Li introduced a few talented students from the Central Academy of Drama. I came to see if there are any suitable ones. They are all Ma Li's classmates..."

Zhang Chen looked at those young people and soon his eyes lit up.

My eyes lit up because I saw Wang Kai and Zhang Li, especially Zhang Li.

This person did not produce many works in later generations, the most famous of which is Lala in "My Lucky Star".

A pair of long legs is simply fatal.

When they saw Zhang Chen, several people greeted him stiffly. It was strange. The person in front of them was obviously a year older than them, but he was already a successful and famous director in the country, while they were still a young artist who had just entered the circle.

Just at this moment, Zhang Chen heard the sound of swallowing saliva behind him. Turning around, he saw Wang Jing's dazed eyes.

Wang Jing sensed a murderous aura and immediately retracted his gaze, pretending to look towards the ceiling.

"Hey, when did so many lights appear on the ceiling? Let me count them~"

A palpitation spread throughout his body, and he felt as if he was being stared at by the wolf king who was protecting his food.

I was careless. I was careless.
Zhang Chen retracted his gaze and stopped paying attention to Wang Jing. He then looked at the people opposite him and introduced: "This is Director Wang Jing, who is also the director of the upcoming movie version of "Wulin Wai Zhuan". At the same time, Mr. Zhao Benshan will also be an important supporting actor in this play..."

"Hello, Director Wang, Hello, Teacher Zhao~"

Everyone from "Wulin Wai Zhuan" immediately greeted in unison.

They are a little famous now, but compared with the two in front of them, they are just like fireflies and the bright moon.

Only Shang Jing was a little depressed. He had been hoping that he would be the director of the movie version, but now that his hopes were completely dashed, he couldn't help feeling a little disappointed.

……

Kerry Hotel Beijing

This is also the venue for the celebration banquet of "The Banquet" tonight.

Do you think that since the celebration parties for "The Banquet" and "A Quiet Place" are held on the same day, this place will be deserted?

impossible.

On the contrary, its star power may even exceed that of "A Quiet Place".

Because Jackie Chan and Jet Li were both present.

The media reporters wasted a lot of film on the two of them.

Also appearing is the recent popular figure - Liu Yifei.

After the Wang brothers and Feng Xiaogang smashed the ice sculpture of the number 1.2 million, they immediately announced a major news.

Their collaboration with Hollywood Lionsgate on "Double J Project" was officially renamed "The Forbidden Kingdom", starring Jackie Chan, Jet Li and Liu Yifei.

Definitely big news~
When Huayi announced the "Double J Plan" before, many media were speculating, who would be the other J besides Jet Li?

But everyone's speculation focused generally on European and American stars, but unexpectedly it was Jackie Chan.

There was also a lot of noise about the competition for the leading actress. The Wang brothers learned all the tricks from Zhang Da Huzi. Today they said it would be Zhang Ziyi, tomorrow they said it would be Fan Binbin, and the day after tomorrow it would be Zhao Yanzi. In short, there was no definite answer.

Today the dust has finally settled.

The flower falls on Liu Yifei.

This is the first time that Jackie Chan and Jet Li have collaborated, and the hype is really great.

The audience is willing to watch and the media is willing to report.

Liu Yifei is really popular. Apart from anything else, the fact that the media had no doubts after announcing that Liu Yifei was the female lead shows that she is really famous.

"Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils", "The Return of the Condor Heroes", and "The Immortal Sword and Fairy" have all achieved golden status.

Liu Xiaoli felt very relieved as she watched her daughter surrounded by spotlights from the audience.

My daughter was meant to be in this kind of Hollywood production.

Suddenly he remembered the conditions mentioned by the Wang brothers, and a trace of disdain appeared on the corner of his mouth.

He wanted to use this to control us, but he didn't know that he had already discussed it with Chen Jinfei. He kept the sugar coating and threw the shells back.

Do you really think we don’t know what kind of people you Wang brothers are?

Huayi Brothers’ public relations department has long been famous.

No matter how incompetent she was, she would never push her daughter into the fire pit.

The two Mr. Wangs on the stage were in high spirits and had no idea that Liu Xiaoli was criticizing them in her heart.

"Mr. Cheng Long, Mr. Jet Li, what prompted you to cooperate this time?"

Cheng Long: "I have always wanted to work with Jet Li on a movie, but I never had the chance. This time Huayi created this opportunity, and I immediately agreed..."

Jet Li also laughed and said, "Yes, the audience has always wanted to know who is better at fighting, me or Jackie Chan. I believe everyone will know after watching this movie."

It's all propaganda~
Another reporter asked: "So, who is the good guy and who is the bad guy?"

This question is a bit confusing.

Everyone knows that the status of the good guys is definitely higher than that of the villains.

When the reporter asked this question, he was actually trying to find out who of the two has a bigger status?
This is a big no-no.

But the people on the stage had obviously thought of this a long time ago. Wang Zhonglei was the first to answer: "Both of them are decent characters, and their roles are evenly matched. The villain is played by the famous Hong Kong martial arts actor Zou Zhaolong."

You don’t have to guess, it must have been recommended by Jet Li.

He admires Zou Zhaolong very much.

Another reporter asked, this time to a different person: "Ms. Liu Yifei, how do you feel about your collaboration with the two Kung Fu masters?"

Liu Yifei took the microphone and smoothed his hair: "It's an honor. I also grew up watching your movies, and I am looking forward to the peak showdown between the two kung fu superstars.

As for myself, I will try my best to play my role well, and I hope everyone will continue to support me~"

The standard answer still received thunderous applause.

She is now at the peak of her career, with great fame and good resources.

But it wasn't going to work after that. After her godfather Chen Jinfei passed away, her resources also plummeted.

Just as the atmosphere was heated, a reporter suddenly asked: "I would like to ask Mr. Wang, Mr. Wang, today is such an important time for the celebration of "The Banquet", but Ms. Li Binbin, the top actress of Huayi, appeared at the celebration of "A Quiet Place". What do you think about this?"

The two men on the stage, who had been full of vigor and vitality just now, had their faces visibly darkened.

They had just received the news that Li Binbin actually appeared at Zhang Chen's celebration party.

I originally thought that she was throwing an excuse because she wasn't given the female lead role in "Double J Project".

This is understandable. Just give them a little sweet treat later.

But I didn’t expect that the other party would be so ruthless this time and go directly to the competitor, which was a slap in the face in public.

"Our company is very open-minded and will not force artists to attend our celebration banquets. Binbin has the right to choose for herself. It is her freedom to go wherever she wants~"

Wang Zhonglei tried to sound as righteous as possible, but the reporters below were not buying it.

"Does this mean that Ms. Li Binbin is planning to leave Huayi?"

Wang Zhonglei finally couldn't help it: "It doesn't matter if they leave. No matter who leaves, Huayi will always be Huayi. This is true for Wang Jinghua and Li Binbin..."

The reporter wanted to ask more questions, but a staff member took the microphone away from his hand.

(End of this chapter)