Huayu: As a child star, I just want to be famous

Chapter 510 Beloved Relatives and Friends
The early promotion of "Inception" required the participation of Chen Linfeng and Leonardo, and naturally Liu Qianqian was also indispensable.

After all, she is the female character with the most scenes in the movie.

At the end of June, Chen Linfeng went to the airport to pick up Liu Qianqian.

The Los Angeles airport has a very large passenger flow.

After a while, Liu Qianqian and several team members were seen from afar.

Maybe because the air conditioning temperature on the plane was low enough, she wore a pink jacket over her white skirt.

Liu Qianqian also clearly saw the people coming to pick her up at the airport, and she quickly ran over there.

The first step when they met was to rush over to Sister Mei and give her a hug.

Chen Linfeng naturally opened his arms, waiting to be embraced.

"What are you doing?" Liu Qianqian tilted her head in a weird manner.

Chen Linfeng glared at her. You really have to be naughty, don’t you?

"I didn't expect you to miss me so much."

Without waiting for a response, the person pounced on him.

Sister Mei watched the two interacting with a smile on her face, as if she were watching her younger siblings.

In fact, even if it wasn't originally, after so many years of getting along, it's almost the same.

After all, there were many people at the airport, so everyone left without delay.

It can be seen that Liu Qianqian is very happy and she is almost walking on tiptoe.

"Have you finished filming your scenes?"

"Well, Director Cheng filmed my scenes first."

In the second part of "Taken", the highlight role is played by Sissi, the daughter. She is no longer just a character being rescued, but a person who can cooperate with Van Loon and has high mobility.

However, the protagonist is still Fang Long, so in more than a month, Xixi had already finished filming her own scenes.

Then, without waiting for Chen Linfeng to ask, she started chattering about the situation of the crew.

"The relationship between Brother Fang Long and Director Cheng seems to be rather subtle. It seems that they don't communicate much in private except for normal work."

Chen Linfeng nodded, "It's actually not bad, much better than I expected."

"Ah?" Liu Qianqian turned her head and looked at him in surprise.

"Although Fang Long is usually very kind to others, I heard that he was quite domineering in the crew before."

"It felt good when I was filming with you. Oh, okay, just pretend I didn't ask."

Liu Qianqian immediately realized that she had said something stupid, and then she changed the subject.

“By the way, Brother Fang Long asked me to ask you, after this film is finished, how do you plan to shoot next?

I’m actually quite curious too.”

Chen Linfeng thought for a moment and said, "Actually, I can probably guess a little bit from the part you just filmed."

"Taken 2" continues the content of the first film.

In the first part, in order to save his daughter, Fang Long killed the boss of the opposing gang.

However, the villain also has a father, so revenge comes.

The overall tone remains roughly the same as the sequel to the previous life.

However, the quality of the third part of the previous life, "Rescue", was really poor, and Chen Linfeng did not intend to continue "borrowing" from it.

Therefore, when filming the second part, he specially considered the layout of the subsequent plot.

Chen Linfeng made some changes to some detailed settings.

In the second part of the original series, the protagonist took his daughter to the embassy of the United States for temporary accommodation, and then went back to rescue his wife.

Now that Fang Long plays the leading role, his identity has long been changed.

With his identity, he can't enter the embassy, ​​so mainland hotels are better.

It just so happens that mainland hotels already have a rule that as long as you enter, you will be safe.

Therefore, in the new version of the plot, the protagonist took his daughter to the Continental Hotel.

This opportunity allowed my daughter to be exposed to the dark side of mainland hotels.

As soon as Chen Linfeng mentioned this setting, Liu Qianqian immediately understood it.

"So the story of the Continental Hotel will unfold later?"

"Well, but the protagonist will be replaced by someone else, which is considered the beginning of a new series of stories. You and Fang Long will be mentioned from time to time as background in the new series, with the new and old legends alternating and so on."

Seeing that the other party didn't understand, Chen Linfeng nodded.
"Remember the setting in the second part where Fang Long started teaching his daughter skills at the beginning?"

Although his fighting ability has not been improved due to the short period of training, other aspects have begun to show in the second part.

These are all slightly different from the original.

Liu Qianqian nodded, then excitedly clenched her fist and waved it, "So I guess I should become a master in the future."

"After we make one or two new movies (John Wick), we can continue with Taken, but it will be about a daughter saving her father."

Or use the settings of mainland hotels.

Fang Long's character in the film certainly did not acquire his abilities for nothing. It was extremely easy for him to make up a story of love, hate, and vengeance based on his past experiences.

In a global-level movie, it is a bit too difficult for Sissi to play the leading female role and carry the box office.

Therefore, Chen Linfeng didn't dare to do this right away, as he had to do so much preparation.

After listening to this series of plans, Liu Qianqian felt that it was indeed smooth and seamless.

She couldn't help but be moved and said, "Xiao Feng, you really have thought this through."

Chen Linfeng knocked her forehead speechlessly, "Do you know how to use words?"

"Oops~"

……

The marketing of "Inception" has been very good so far.

Regardless of Chen Linfeng's previous refusal of the Nobel Prize in Literature, Disney took the opportunity to carry out a wave of publicity.

Whether it’s the viral marketing done by the film team, it has achieved very good results.

A large number of European and American audiences have learned that "Inception" will be released soon.

Furthermore, those who followed the viral marketing throughout the entire process developed a great interest in the content of the movie itself.

Directed by Chen Linfeng, starring Leonardo DiCaprio.

For many people, this naturally has a certain appeal.

These two people are also the main force of propaganda.

In addition, Scarlett Johansson is also the focus of publicity because of her popularity in "Avengers".

However, since "The Avengers" is still in the midst of a global promotional tour, Scarlett can only join the promotion a few days before the release.

Of course, when the film is released later, I will join the publicity team throughout the process.

In addition, Keanu Reeves, Shi Xiaolong, Lawrence, and Ken Watanabe will promote the film in Asia.

Keanu is very famous throughout Asia because of "The Matrix", and Lawrence, who plays "Murphys", is also a familiar face.

Shi Xiaolong was attracted by the past TV series, "Reply", which was a hit in Asia.

Although it is not as popular as "My Love from the Star", "Reply" has been broadcast many times and is not worse than "My Love from the Star" in the long run.

And in terms of content marketing.

This setting of entering other people's dreams was rarely filmed in the past, but now it has been brought to the big screen as a commercial theme, which naturally brings some novelty.

Many movie fans are curious about how the director presents dreams.

Especially in recent years, the rise of 3D and computer special effects has made people more and more interested in movies.

In a recent interview with the film's creators, a reporter asked this question.

"Chen, what is the difference between the dream in Inception and reality?"

"The setting in the movie is somewhat different from a regular dream,"

Chen Linfeng explained, "The first level of dream that the protagonist Cobb's team entered was a scene designed by the dream builder."

"So it will be very similar to reality, even the laws of physics will be similar."

"It's just that due to the influence of the dreamer's subconscious, there will still be a small number of scenes that don't conform to common sense."

"As the dream level continues to deepen, the surrounding scenery will gradually become more bizarre. Except for the areas specially created by the dream builder, other places will clearly show the characteristics of dreams."

"Only the Lost Domain is special. This is a concept of the collective dream of all mankind. The dream world of the Lost Domain is very similar to reality and is very difficult to distinguish."

"As for other deep dreams, dream stealers won't feel anything wrong while they're in the dream, but trained people will notice something unusual once they return to reality, just like people notice something strange in their dreams after waking up."

"Therefore, a dream stealing team is needed to create special scenes to cover up the abnormalities in the dream."

This is a very obvious difference from the original work in this setting, and it also strengthens the importance of the dream builder in the team.

Chen Linfeng added some new settings to the settings of "Inception".

The bizarre settings of Deep Dreams are mainly for the purpose of showing off special effects.

The realistic scenes created by the dream builder can achieve the purpose just like the original work.

The reporter obviously realized the importance of the dream builder. She raised her eyebrows and asked a provocative question.

"So, the character played by CC is the most important one in the entire team?"

Chen Linfeng was not fooled.

"She is indeed important, but not as important as Cobb. Leo is the core soul of the entire team."

The reporter then asked, "Can you describe Leonardo's performance in the film?"

"I think he performed very well and met my requirements perfectly. That's why I invited him to join the new work."

“I heard the new work is ‘Joker’?”

"Yes."

The reporter was obviously very interested in "Joker", but since this was an interview program about "Inception", it couldn't take over the show.

So she could only change the subject regretfully.

The reporter turned to Leonardo and asked, "What kind of person do you think Director Chen is?"

Leonardo replied, "Chen is a very capable director and can effectively manage the team. Everyone obeys his orders."

“And I have to say that his screenwriting skills are excellent and he can often create novel and interesting stories.”

"Recently, I discovered a new advantage in him."

Having said that, Leonardo turned his head and looked at Chen Linfeng.

"Oh? What is it?"

"That is his strong ability to train his acting skills. I think my performance in Joker has surpassed my previous limits and reached a new height. This is all thanks to Chen's guidance."

Leonardo was very serious. He was truly grateful from the bottom of his heart for Chen Linfeng's guidance on his acting skills.

The reporter instantly became emo.

Can you please stop mentioning "Joker"?

Obviously there was big news in the new movie "Joker", but she couldn't ask now.

This made her feel like she was being scratched.

“Um, how about we do another interview about Joker some other time?”

Chen Linfeng’s “kind” rescue.

The reporter was delighted. "That's great. I must thank you, Chen."

Chen Linfeng and Leonardo smiled at each other, saying nothing.

In early July, "Inception" began a small-scale preview.

A small number of viewers said they "didn't understand" the film, but they gave it a very high rating, thinking the plot was exciting but it just required some brainpower to understand.

Their strongest demand is that the movie be released on a large scale as soon as possible so that they can watch it a second time.

The audience who understood it after watching it once were even more excited and directly shouted that it was a "perfect and sophisticated work of art."

They also asked for a second viewing. They roughly understood it, but there were still many details that needed to be re-examined.

Almost all of the 20 cinemas that opened for preview screenings were packed.

The single-theater box office of $12 set a record for preview screenings in recent years.

The audience gave it an overall A rating.

All signs indicate that the quality of "Inception" is terrifyingly high.

On social platforms, the volume of related discussions gradually increased, and some viewers who had watched the preview began to express their opinions crazily.

"Inception, a godly movie!"

"Sometimes I really want to pry open Chen's skull and see what's inside. It feels like it should be full of holes."

"After The Avengers, there haven't been any good movies this summer. It looks like Inception will be my next choice."

"The Dark Knight Rises is also worth looking forward to, but with Inception ahead of me, I can't bear it any longer."

"Um, the little spider in The Amazing Spider-Man is pretty good too."

"Forget it. Even if Spider-Man is good, how can it compare to the other two? Chen and Nolan's works are simply not comparable to superhero movies."

"..."

I can only say that there is also a chain of contempt among movie fans in the United States.

Currently, Nolan fans and Chen fans are at a high level.

The main thing is that one of the two movies has a high-end feel, and the other one not only has that, but he is also a well-known writer.

The two of them have the most fans among directors.

In other words, neither of them has a Celestial Dragon identity, otherwise, in the fan community, they would have punched Spielberg and kicked James Cameron. In terms of the media, because of the popularity of "Lord of the Mysteries" and the Nobel Prize incident, literary newspapers and media sometimes report on Chen Linfeng's new movie.

As for the film and television media, apart from reporting on "The Avengers", they also reported on "Inception".

In terms of cast, "Inception" really has a big advantage.

Scarlett, who was a cheap actress at the time, has now become the most popular female star in the world.

"Inception" just happened to get the biggest wave.

Fans and moviegoers pay the most attention to the stars in the movies. This is their intuitive first impression.

Leonardo DiCaprio, Scarlett Johansson, Keanu Reeves, and Liu Xixi are all typical handsome men and beautiful women (or they were in the past), and they are the most eye-catching.

In China, quite a lot of people are paying attention to "Inception".

Ever since "Your Name", Chen Linfeng has been on the verge of becoming a deity in the country.

It has been a year and a half since last year's Spring Festival.

However, up to now, there has not been a movie in China that has grossed over 10 billion yuan (Infinite World or Chen's work was excluded).

"Your Name" has exceeded 20 billion.

There is no hero like this among Gaia's heroes.

To some extent, "Your Name" is similar to "Titanic" directed by Camilla.

This one film has overwhelmed many colleagues.

Starting this year, Hollywood blockbusters have entered China in large numbers, but many viewers are not too worried.

Because none of these blockbusters can compare to "Your Name".

Not even close.

Now, after a year and a half, Chen Linfeng's new film is released.

Naturally, it attracts everyone's attention.

Domestic peers are paying even more attention.

Another gathering of Beijing circle.

The focus of everyone's discussion was Chen Linfeng's new film.

Ye Daying lit a cigarette, took a deep puff, and then asked, "Isn't he going to scare people this time like he did in Your Name?"

Wang Shuo shook his head first, "It shouldn't be the case. There were some special factors involved that time."

Then, he looked at others with some uncertainty, "Is what I said okay?"

It's true that Xiao Chen has a bit of a vicious nature, and he has lost his confidence in himself.

Wang Zhonglei was also present. He shook his head vigorously and said, "That's because of the Spring Festival period. The summer period shouldn't be that strong. Think about last year's Infinite World. Didn't it only make 10 billion?"

Only one billion...

Everyone was speechless. Apart from Xiao Chen, no one had ever reached this ten billion.

Feng Xiaogang and Chen Kaige just smoked and didn't talk at all.

"Inception" is different from the previous "Infinite World".

Leonardo has been a superstar for many years.

Although Xiao Chen is very good, he is still far from being a good actor.

Even adding "Little Wizard Hermione" won't work.

In the eyes of these people, the level is completely different.

And there's more Keanu Reeves.

These were the top global superstars of the time.

As directors, who among them has not dreamed of inviting stars of this level to star in their own films one day?

Not to mention Scarlett, the new hot star.

Liu Xixi is not someone you can easily mess with. It’s hard to say whether her weird luck is inherited from Xiao Chen or is something she has inherently good at.

It's really hard to feel nervous that so many top actors and big stars have become Chen's disciples.

Anyway, in their opinion, "Inception" is a bit evil and the box office figures cannot be estimated casually.

They have begun to worry whether the global box office of "Inception" will give them a big boost.

Feng Xiaogang even thought of the "1 billion agreement" that several directors had made.

Just as Xiao Chen was spending billions one after another, they were still zero.

It doesn't sound good if you tell it to others.

So there was no choice but to smoke silently.

Zheng Xiaolong didn't think so much about it. Although he was also a director, he was a TV director, which was a level lower than a movie director.

He just considered the general situation, and then said with a little worry, "We haven't reached 1 billion yet, which makes us inferior to others. As time goes by, this..."

This sentence made everyone silent.

Indeed, although Zhang Yimou’s “Hero” was a great success, Xiaogang also made a movie that earned hundreds of millions of dollars at the box office shortly afterwards.

Before "Hero", there were actually domestic films in China that grossed over 100 million yuan.

Therefore, no one is too worried.

But it’s different now. Others have tens of billions or even twenty billion, while they are still struggling at the level of five or six hundred million.

This is obviously a difference in quality.

"Oh, who could have known that the Spring Festival period was so important," Wang Zhonglei sighed, "If I had known, I would have fought for it anyway."

Everyone sighed as well.

Zhang Guoli had a strange look on his face. Something was not right in the Beijing circle recently.

Not only does the topic at the party always revolve around Xiao Chen, but he also keeps sighing and looks very depressed.

Jiang Wen couldn't stand it so much that he stopped coming several times.

Of course, he has always been a pushover and is currently working on a new movie.

The script was revised back and forth but could not be finalized.

There was no way out. Chen Linfeng had praised "Let the Bullets Fly" for him, and he just wanted the new film to be both artistic and popular, and not go back to the old ways.

As a result, the production of "One Step Away" became increasingly difficult and it remained at just one step away.

In today's Beijing circle, almost everyone is changing because of Chen Linfeng.

As a circle as a whole, it is also changing compared to before.

If nothing else, at least they are genuinely willing to train new people.

Whenever we get together now, there are always a few new faces.

For example, this time, Yang Mi, Yang Zi, Zhang Yishan, Zhang Yunyun and others were also listening to the big guys chatting silently.

These people are all native Yanjing people.

Yang Mi was not excluded by the Beijing circle because she no longer had to act in Dachen's movies.

On the contrary, because of the popularity of the TV series in the past two years, it was accepted.

People in the Beijing circle knew that she was close to Chen Linfeng's people, but they didn't care.

Yang Zi and Zhang Yishan were singled out as role models, showing that the Beijing circle is willing to cultivate new talents and has actually given them several opportunities recently.

There is no other way. If I don’t make progress, I will not be able to maintain the spirit of the circle.

Several young people also felt this invisible pressure, but they didn't care too much.

The younger generation does not have such a strong sense of regionalism, and they also hope to work with Director Chen one day.

These few were also chatting in low voices.

Zhang Yishan asked, "I say, are you going to watch Inception? I heard that the overseas previews have received very high reviews."

"Of course I'll go," Yang Zi said, "Leonardo DiCaprio and Keanu Reeves, they're both handsome guys, we have to go."

Not to mention Yang Mi, she not only looked at it, but also took photos and posted them on Weibo.

Otherwise, how can you make progress in the future?

Compared to those two, her mind is a little wilder. She wants to please both sides and gain benefits for both.

Zhang Xingyun was thinking in his mind how to get in touch with Long Lin.

He doesn't have high demands now, just wanting to play a role in Long Lin's TV series.

In Zhang Yingyun's opinion, the films produced in the Beijing circle are too old and difficult to adapt to the new situation, and are especially not suitable for young people like them to perform.

There are not many suitable roles, and the few that are there are mostly supporting roles.

"The Legend of Zhen Huan" is a rare exception.

Zhang Yishan and the other younger ones are fine, he still wants to play the leading role.

"Maybe I can ask Dad to think of a solution?" he thought.

Well, the next generation gathered by the Beijing circle are already thinking about rebellion.

All we can say is that the general trend is irreversible.

"Why don't we go together? It will be more interesting."

"Okay, okay." "Agreed."

The three looked at Zhang Yunyun who had remained silent, "What about you?"

"Ah?" Zhang Yunyun came back to his senses, "I'll go too."

……

On July 7, "Inception" premiered at Emily's.

Due to the time difference, the premiere in China is on the 6th, so it will also be on the same day.

"Inception" was premiered simultaneously around the world.

Most of them premiere on the 5th and 6th.

The premiere was held in Los Angeles.

There is no other way. The filming location is already in China, and the premiere cannot be held in China.

That's still not a Hollywood movie.

Investors also have requirements, mainly that there must be no loopholes in public opinion.

Around 5pm, the Huaguo Theater on the Avenue of Stars was crowded with people and noisy.

A large number of people have gathered here.

In front of the big movie poster, the film’s main creators and many stars appeared one after another.

The fans watching cheered from time to time.

Almost all the main creators of "The Avengers" came out to support Chen Linfeng's new movie.

When they appear on stage, the cheers are the loudest.

Chen Linfeng and Leonardo had to admit this.

The Marvel method is now beginning to show results.

The fire is real fire.

After the media took photos, we walked into the theater. Many stars had not yet taken their seats and were standing and chatting with others.

These people will not miss any opportunity to build their network.

Chen Linfeng smiled and responded to several celebrities who came forward to greet him.

Robert Downey Jr. and Scarlett Johansson walked up.

Tang Ni came up and gave him a hug, "Chen, I haven't congratulated you on your new book's success yet."

"Haha, the popularity of The Avengers is something to be envied."

Chen Linfeng looked at Scarlett, "Well, I think you will become famous."

Casting Scarlett Johansson to play Mel in Inception was indeed a brilliant move.

As the only female in the "Avengers" team, her level of eye-catchingness is almost second only to the absolute protagonist Iron Man.

In the past two months, Scarlett has indeed brought a lot of popularity to "Inception".

Scarlett couldn't help but smile, "Thank you for inviting me to join Inception."

In her eyes, it was not the other party who got away with something, but she who got the big advantage.

After starring in "Avengers" and "Inception" back to back, it's like adding fuel to the fire. I really don't know how far she can go.

Robert Downey Jr. sounded a bit sour, "Chen, I can do it too. If you have a good script, come to me. I'm still quite cheap."

He looked at Chen Linfeng with his piercing eyes, "We are friends, aren't we?"

Chen Linfeng smiled and nodded without saying anything more.

Robert Downey Jr.'s salary has reached the maximum after starring in "Iron Man" and "The Avengers", and it is even still rising.

Otherwise, why did they use Iron Man to snap his fingers later? It’s because the pay was too high.

But this is mainly directed at this series. The other movies are okay and not that excessive.

This is similar to Johnny Depp, whose pay is not that high except for being the captain.

They are all single-series stars, and the public's trust in them is more limited to that series.

From this point of view, none of them is more cost-effective than Leo.

In particular, people are willing to reduce their pay in order to win awards.

Those are my dearest friends.

(End of this chapter)