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

Chapter 560 Stable (6k)

The interview was over and the planned publicity activities came to an end.

Liu Qianqian returned home.

Liu Xiaoli was sitting on the sofa in the living room watching TV.

Her husband was not at home, so she asked her mother to come and keep her company.

"Mom, what are you looking at?"

"The program where Xiaofeng met with several big directors."

"Oh."

Liu Qianqian responded and lay down comfortably on the sofa. While lying down, she rubbed against Liu Xiaoli's legs.

“So comfortable~”

"Really? You're so grown up, but you're still acting like a spoiled child." Liu Xiaoli said angrily.

"No matter how old she is, she is still your daughter, hehe."

Liu Qianqian giggled twice and turned to watch TV.

Before this, Chen Linfeng sat and chatted with big directors, and the stir he caused abroad was only temporary.

The collaboration between Chen Linfeng and Nolan attracted much public attention.

But it’s different in China. What people care about is the act of talking between several people.

After all, the participants are different and the content of the discussion is not simple.

In the past, this was called sitting and discussing the Tao.

During this period, related videos were widely circulated on the Internet, and there were also programs replaying them on TV.

Liu Qianqian has seen it several times.

On TV, Chen Linfeng was talking.

"These are all big directors in the show. It's amazing that Xiaofeng dares to talk to them so confidently."

"Why should I be afraid? These directors have achieved great things, and Xiaofeng is not bad either." Liu Qianqian tentatively stretched her body forward and rested her head directly on her mother's lap.

Liu Xiaoli felt something, but didn't care.

"Yes, he is now qualified to have an equal dialogue with others."

Chen Linfeng seemed very calm in the show and said whatever he thought.

But that’s the confident stance.

In comparison, Zhang Yimou seemed a little restrained. He didn't speak very often throughout the entire show.

“In the past, one of the important factors restricting the development of China’s film industry was technology.

But now, with the continuous improvement and spread of special effects technology, Chinese films and Hollywood films will gradually eliminate the generation gap and return to the competition of stories..."

Listening to Chen Linfeng's speech on the show, Liu Xiaoli sighed, "Xiaofeng is still as confident in China as ever. Thinking back to the first time I met him, he seemed to be like this."

"It should be said that he was like this before I met him. His first novel, The Book of Life and Death, contains descriptions of the future of China. He is full of confidence."

"That's true. I still remember the time when he came to our house and Changchang was there. The deductions he made for you, now that I think about it, seem to be right."

Maybe because she is getting older, Liu Xiaoli sometimes likes to reminisce about the past.

Liu Qianqian tilted her head and thought about it, then she recalled it.

It seems like they were trying to deduce whether she could become the Chinese version of Audrey Hepburn.

"Ah, I have that impression too. Fortunately, I listened to him and didn't become a singer."

But having said that, Liu Qianqian still feels a little regretful when she thinks about her childhood dream of becoming a singer.

Maybe if I become a singer, I can make a career for myself.

But thinking back, I once dreamed of being a dancer and also a teacher.

It’s not bad to be able to achieve the most difficult one.

As Liu Xiaoli chatted with her daughter, the conversation smoothly turned to the issue of inducing labor.

"You are not a child anymore. When are you two going to have a baby?"

"Oh, my ears don't seem to be feeling well..."

Liu Qianqian habitually wanted to get away with it, but then she thought, we have already decided, so there is no need to be afraid of the topic of urging the baby.

Then he added, "I have discussed it with Xiaofeng, it's probably just in the past two years."

Liu Xiaoli was cheered up when she heard a different answer for the first time and did not avoid it anymore.

"When exactly?"

“It will be either the second half of this year or early next year.”

"The two little ancestors have finally settled down," Liu Xiaoli breathed a sigh of relief, "Mom, I am not young anymore. It is convenient for me to take care of the children for you now. In a few years, I may not be able to do it anymore."

Liu Qianqian couldn't help but hold her head and roll over on the sofa. She had heard this so many times that she had become allergic to it.

Liu Xiaoli could only helplessly watch her daughter acting cute.

It's like he never grows up.

……

Los Angeles, "Infinite World 2" started filming.

Disney did not hold any press conference for the launch of the film. The information about the movie was disclosed during their annual content release conference.

The "Infinite World" series, as a well-known film series in North America, was the focus of the press conference.

Related news has already spread everywhere.

However, during the opening ceremony, it is still necessary to take and release relevant makeup photos.

Chen Linfeng's outfit is not much different from the previous work, except that it now has a fairy-tale style.

Although according to the settings, the Lord God will automatically give the reincarnations costumes and skins that match the background.

But in the movie, in order to conform to the audience's habits, we will try our best to ensure that the style of the protagonist's clothing, color matching and other aspects are consistent.

"OK, Chen, you can tilt your head a little bit, okay."

Under the photographer's command, Chen Linfeng kept changing his poses.

When he heard "Perfect, over", his body relaxed instantly.

Phew, it’s finally over.

"Hello, Chen, I'm Lily Collins."

Chen Linfeng turned his head and saw a female star dressed as Little Red Riding Hood walking towards him.

"Hello, Miss Collins."

"Just call me Lily."

"Emm, okay, Lily."

Lily Collins smiled happily, "I heard that the early scenes were shot for the two of us, right?"

"Well, yes, you are a bad Little Red Riding Hood. I will almost be fooled by you."

Chen Linfeng said jokingly.

"Chen, long time no see."

Chen Linfeng turned his head and saw that it was Kristen Stewart. He also smiled and greeted, "Chris, it hasn't been that long."

Kristen took two steps closer, then leaned in and said, "I'll help CC keep an eye on you, so you better be careful."

Chen Linfeng showed a surprised look, "Did Xixi ask you to do this?"

Has that girl also learned to put on eyeliner?

"Not really, but as her good friend, I will help her."

I'll just say it.

Seeing that the other person doesn't care.

Christine stretched out the index and middle fingers of her right hand and pointed at her eyes to show that there were eyes always watching you from behind.

The expression is also vicious.

Chen Linfeng burst out laughing.

I didn't expect that the two of them actually had a good relationship.

Years ago, Kristen took on the role of Green's girlfriend in "The Walking Dead".

Some of the guest appearances.

Then, the screenwriter really let the two beautiful girls get close to each other!

Therefore, Christine and Sissi have a good relationship in the crew.

When Xixi came back, she mentioned it casually.

But it’s good enough to help my bestie keep an eye on her husband…

Chen Linfeng fell into deep thought and felt that he should remind Xixi to be more careful when he returned and not to be fooled.

The main thing is that Xixi seems to be so carefree and it seems like she is really easy to deceive.

Actually, although Hollywood is full of temptations, many female seductresses are always trying to trick people into making mistakes.

But Chen Linfeng is also famous now.

He doesn't like to flirt with others, doesn't often attend parties or cocktail parties, and doesn't even drink alcohol.

These habits gradually became his personal label and were regarded by Hollywood filmmakers as quirks of great directors.

Some people tried to test him in the early years to see if he was crooked and wanted to take another path, but they paid a heavy price.

By now, almost no one dares to take the initiative.

Lily Collins just wanted to maintain a good relationship and didn't have too many thoughts.

Christine was totally overthinking it.

Chen Linfeng exchanged greetings with several important actors, and after getting a little familiar with them, he found the martial arts director of the crew and prepared to practice his moves in advance.

After a while, Chen Linfeng, who was fully armed and hung on the wire, began to practice with the assistance of the staff.

When filming the first movie, he, the Russo brothers, and action directors designed the development of the force levels of the entire series of movies.

The first part obviously belongs to the category of low-level martial arts. At most, the strength and speed of the movements are enhanced, but it is still human in essence.

In the biochemical world at the end, almost all members of the Zhongzhou team were crushed by the Demon Team.

But this also made Zheng Zha realize his own power system.

Therefore, in the new dark fairy tale world, Zheng Zha will try new skills and moves, and his strength will be greatly improved.

So, in fact, this movie also has a great point that the protagonist's strength is improved.

Therefore, it is particularly important to show strength that is completely different from the previous work.

The difference is obvious, which will make the audience enjoy the show more.

However, for Chen Linfeng, the difficulty of the movements has actually decreased.

Although his fighting skills were not very high in the previous work, in order to fight beautifully, he actually had to practice a lot of cool moves in private.

When shooting, sets of moves, repetitions, and multi-angle shooting are also indispensable.

Nowadays, they start to use wirework a lot, and even add stunts.

Until Zheng Zha's fighting power gradually developed to the point where he could fly and hide like the Avengers and destroy buildings at will.

Even a higher level.

Of course, the specific forms of expression will be different.

The main difference is in destructive power.

How to achieve the effect of hitting two balls with one punch and hating the sky without a handle and the ground without a ring requires a lot of effort in post-production special effects. But relatively speaking, it is still the best time to shoot, whether it is action special effects, it is relatively easier.

This is also the reason why Chen Linfeng is willing to slow down the shooting at this time. The post-production special effects and imagination requirements are a bit high, and he also feels a bit tricky.

It would be better to be more lively at this time... ahem, shoot more films.

On the 27th, Chen Linfeng returned to China as agreed.

As he walked out of the airport, he noticed large posters of "Taken 2" and "The Accidental Detective" posted in prominent locations.

"The advertisement has come this far, it seems that a lot of effort has been put into it."

"You have to work hard, teacher,"

After picking up the teacher, Shen Ao started complaining in the car.
"The release date of 'The Accidental Murderer' is almost the same as that of Hollywood blockbusters. If it wants to compete with them at the box office, it will have to work harder."

"You're not competing for the box office," Chen Linfeng sneered, "Man of Steel and World War Z both came out a week earlier than you, and at different times."

"I don't have your prestige, teacher, to make Hollywood blockbusters give way to you."

Shen Ao said with a headache, "And there's also 'White House Downfall' at the same time, which will always be released together with 'The Accidental Murderer'."

"This movie won't be a big hit at the box office, so there's no need to worry."

"Uh..." Shen Ao was speechless for a moment. He always felt that in the eyes of his teacher, everyone was a piece of cake.

The normal domestic protection month is August, so many domestic films are released at this time.

But this movie of his was scheduled for June and July, and the same is true for "Taken 2".

Those who know know that they are directly challenging Hollywood blockbusters, while those who don’t think they are being targeted by their superiors.

Chen Linfeng comforted him, "Don't worry. If it was last year, I would have let you avoid them. Don't be afraid this year. You have to meet them eventually."

Ever since the number of Hollywood blockbusters that can be imported was relaxed, domestic filmmakers have developed a "fear of America".

The worst time was last year, when even the re-release of "Titanic" beat a number of domestic films.

It’s useless for Chen Linfeng’s movies to outperform Hollywood movies.

Firstly, the films he shot were also Hollywood blockbusters. Secondly, Director Chen is different after all, and just because he can do it doesn’t mean others can do it too.

Therefore, this summer, Chen Linfeng specially arranged several movies that he wrote himself, and did not deliberately avoid Hollywood movies.

Apart from a few blockbusters, he is not really worried about other movies.

In the past few years, domestic films have indeed always been inferior to foreign blockbusters, but that is ultimately because domestic films themselves have many problems.

This hurdle has to be overcome, so why not let my students take this first step?

After all, Chen Linfeng still despised these so-called blockbusters from the bottom of his heart. The situation in later generations has long shown that there is a limit to the audience of blockbusters in China.

As long as you can hold on, there is no need to be afraid.

Under the influence of Chen Linfeng, Shen Ao also understood this truth, and he still believed in his teacher.

But worries are always inevitable. In this era, all Chinese people have come through the crushing of Hollywood blockbusters.

Under such heavy pressure, Shen Ao overworked himself and put a lot of effort into publicity and promotion, which resulted in a lot of overspending.

However, this was actually done by Chen Linfeng who secretly instructed Zheng Zhihao to relax some of the restrictions.

He could understand it, after all, it was his first movie in his life, and it would be very sad if it failed.

When the car arrived, Chen Linfeng invited Shen Ao to come in and sit down.

"No, I have to arrange the premiere."

Shen Ao waved his hands and refused to get out of the car.

Just kidding, he hasn't seen his master and mistress for a while, he must be stupid to bother them.

"Hey, Xiaofeng, you're back,"

After opening the door, Liu Qianqian came over like a gust of wind, "Originally I was going to pick you up, but your apprentice called and insisted that he go, so I agreed."

"Well, Shen Ao's movie was released, and he was a little worried, so he came to me for some confidence."

"Then he has found the right person. You just have too much confidence. It's just right to share some with him."

……

In the evening, Chen Linfeng and Liu Qianqian went to attend the premiere of "The Accidental Murderer" together.

The cheers at the scene instantly reached a peak. The reporters were also very excited and moved forward one after another, looking more excited than the fans.

"Director Chen, look here, Xixi, smile."

"Can I ask Director Chen a question? Just one will do."

Chen Linfeng waved his hand, showing no intention of staying any longer.

When we arrived at the interview area, the host's eyes lit up and he asked, "Director Chen, what do you think the box office of "The Accidental Murderer" will be?"

"I haven't even seen the movie yet, so I can't make a judgment about the box office out of thin air."

This must be fake. Chen Linfeng has seen it many times, but he has to say it in front of the camera.

"Didn't you write the script? I heard you're also the producer."

"The specific filming process was controlled by Shen Ao, and I did not interfere too much."

“Are you confident about the quality of the film?”

"I believe Director Shen's level should give a good answer."

Chen Linfeng chatted for a few minutes, waved his hand, and walked into the theater.

Liu Qianqian just smiled throughout the whole process and didn't say much.

In order to ensure a good viewing experience, she didn't even read the script in advance, so she really didn't know what to say.

Looking at the two people's backs, the reporters felt helpless and started complaining to each other.

"Director Chen is becoming more casual now. It was better before. Every time he released a new work, he would honestly accept interviews."

"The status is different now. Didn't you see that he rarely participates in the promotion of new works now?"

"But there is one good thing. He is not as cautious as before when speaking. Before, it seemed that asking was the same as not asking."

Reporters who have a deep understanding of this feel that this is absolutely right.

"Indeed, Chen Linfeng has been very cautious since he was young, and he has never said anything wrong to the outside world. It is better to say it now, sometimes you can ask some of their true thoughts."

"With his status, no one will hold him accountable even if he says something wrong."

"I guess that's why there has been some change. This guy really deserves his success."

"..."

The premiere of "The Accidental Murderer" was quite a big scene. Not to mention Chen Linfeng and his partner, there were quite a few of his fellow apprentices who were brought in just to make up the number.

Nowadays, Lu Yang and Cheng Er both have great reputations. In addition, Guo Fan is also very good at mixing in the circle, and many people come here because of their reputation.

Not many of Chen Linfeng's friends came.

After all, he is him and his students are his students, and the relationship between the two cannot be equated.

Chen Linfeng chatted for a while with a few people he knew, such as Wang Qianyuan, and then sat in the audience to watch the movie.

On the stage, Shen Ao talked about his creative process, and mentioned Chen Linfeng several times.

Therefore, the camera would be pointed at him from time to time.

Shen Ao had actually thought about asking the teacher to come up on stage to give a speech, but was rejected by Chen Linfeng.

He still didn't want to steal the limelight from his students.

He did the same as Cheng Er and Lu Yang before.

However, Shen Ao has a different idea. The biggest promotional point of the movie "The Accidental Murderer" is Chen Linfeng, the screenwriter and producer.

After all, there are celebrities like Jiang Wu, Wang Qianyuan, Wang Baoqiang and Shi Xiaolong in "Police Incident" and "Embroidered Spring Knife".

Xiao Yang, the protagonist of "The Accidental Murderer", was just a singer in his early years. Now he is almost out of date and has no much publicity value.

The leading actress Zhou Xun is a gimmick, but she can't carry the box office, and her role is not that important.

Therefore, many viewers actually came to watch the movie just for Chen Linfeng's reputation.

After all, the name Chen Linfeng now represents the quality of the film.

Obviously, this sentence has come true again.

Two hours later, the lights in the screening room came on and the entire audience, both audience members and guests, stood up and applauded.

Liu Qianqian clapped her hands vigorously and said in shock, "The movies made by your students are of very high quality."

"Indeed, he is my student after all."

"Have you become a little inflated lately?" Liu Qianqian glanced at him.

"Haha."

Sissi is right, the quality of the movie is indeed very high.

From his perspective, the entire movie is more complete than the previous domestic remake.

When Chen Linfeng was writing the script, he intentionally made up for the shortcomings of the original work.

The plot that was most criticized by the audience was the protagonist's self-surrender.

Chen Linfeng added descriptions and hints about the local power of the female villain's family.

Even if the protagonist temporarily suppresses the other party with public opinion, if he does not accept punishment, the other party's revenge is foreseeable.

Therefore, the ending is that the protagonist sends his family away from Southeast Asia and turns himself in.

Avoid the other party from holding a grudge and hunting them down.

Of course, in the original work, the little daughter was influenced badly and learned to lie, which was also an influencing factor.

The motivation for human behavior is not one-sided.

Wang Qianyuan was also clapping vigorously.

At the same time, he exclaimed from the bottom of his heart, "It's amazing, you are worthy of being Director Chen's student."

Although Shen Ao is a first-time director, his skills are not bad, and his use of light and shadow is very much in the vein of Chen Linfeng.

The main highlight is still the story, which is really wonderful and visible to the naked eye.

In this respect, it doesn't even feel like a domestic film.

"Only Director Chen can write a script like this."

The audiences who came to watch Chen Linfeng's scripts were delighted, and it is true that "works produced by Director Chen are bound to be high-quality."

After the premiere, the reporters approached Chen Linfeng again, "Director Chen, can you tell us about your prediction for the box office of "The Accidental Murderer" this time?"

“I think it should be able to surpass the 4.3 million of “The Blade Strikes Back”.”

"Do you think Director Shen Ao's movies are better than Director Lu Yang's?"

Ok?
Element awareness.

Shen Ao and Lu Yang immediately turned around to see how the teacher would answer.

Chen Linfeng had a calm expression. "Of course, that's not the case. Blade Stitch is a martial arts film. It's no secret that martial arts is in decline. Lu Yang has this negative buff, and it's already a very impressive figure to have 4 million."

"In terms of storytelling, 'The Accidental Murderer' has typical best-selling elements and is a very commercial genre film, so I am more optimistic about its box office performance."

"In terms of overall forecast, it's probably between 5 million and 8 million. If it exceeds 8 million, it will be beyond my expectations."

Lu Yang nudged Shen Ao with his arm, "8 million! Director Chen really has confidence in you. If you really want to get 8 million at the box office, you will become a great director."

Among today's big directors, Feng Xiaogang and Chen Kaige have not yet reached the 8 million level.

"It's not that simple. The reason why the big guys are great directors is because of their past experiences. We are still far from that. Even Director Cheng can't be called a great director."

That's true. Although Cheng Er's recent films have achieved very good box office results, most people attribute the credit to Chen Linfeng.

But having said that, Shen Ao was still secretly surprised.

After hearing the teacher's prediction, he instantly felt relieved.

(End of this chapter)