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Chapter 196: The Jianghu in the Movie and the Swordsmanship at the Premiere

"Boss Han, would you like to think about it carefully before asking me?"

Zhang Chen didn't say anything harsh, but Han Sanping's behavior crossed the line.

The person who is talking to him now is not the singer Zhang Chen, but Chenguang Entertainment, or Zhang Chen, the chairman of Chenguang Group.

This behavior is no different from one of the bosses of a partner asking another boss to go on the stage to dance to liven up the atmosphere. It is very rude, extremely rude.

"Sorry, I didn't think carefully."

As a person within the system, Han Sanping also reacted after Zhang Chen's reminder.

After this incident, both of them kept silent and the atmosphere became awkward.

"Boss, your phone number."

Under the gaze of many people, Xue Yining walked in openly with a mobile phone in hand.

Zhang Chen took the phone and pressed the answer button in front of everyone.

"Boss, is this all right?"

"Yeah, yeah, okay, got it."

The conversation between the two ends was completely irrelevant, but to outsiders, it seemed that Zhang Chen was just receiving a report on something from his subordinates.

Then, under their gaze, Zhang Chen openly put the phone into his pocket.

Let Xue Yining stand back at the door with her cell phone?
Wouldn't that be a waste of Xue Yining's efforts?

Sometimes he couldn't help but sigh that having a caring assistant really saved him a lot of trouble.

"Zhang Chen, you..."

Han Sanping also saw Zhang Chen putting the phone in his pocket and opened his mouth to ask Zhang Chen to put it back.

But he suddenly realized that this seemed to be something that the new picture should worry about.

Of course Zhang Weiping also saw this scene not far away, so he came to Zhang Chen.

"Zhang Chen, are you interested in participating in our company's next movie? It's also produced by Yimou."

"Oh? Tell me."

"How about we go talk somewhere quieter?"

Zhang Weiping's idea was simple. He pulled Zhang Chen aside in the name of a new movie. This way, when the two came back, most people would probably think that he had taken the phone away.

After all, the two events happened within less than a minute, so it was easy to assume that he was here to deal with Zhang Chen's phone.

As for whether Zhang Chen can be pulled into the next movie, although it is also very important, the most important thing at the moment is how to calm down those big guys who have already shown dissatisfaction.

If things go wrong, the new picture will have a bad reputation after today's premiere.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Zhang. I'm talking to Mr. Han about something and can't leave for the time being."

Zhang Chen pointed at Han Sanping and gave him a look.

Han Sanping nodded woodenly, agreeing with Zhang Chen's words.

Although the two of them have already talked about the topic to death.

But because of Han Sanping's unreasonable request just now, he had to act as a shield even if he didn't want to.

"This"

Zhang Weiping wanted to act tough, but when he thought about the two people in front of him who together controlled more than half of the movie screens in mainland China, he took a deep breath and endured it.

If it was only Han Sanping, he might dare to say a few words, but with the addition of Zhang Chen, whose strength and status were no less powerful or even better, he really didn't dare to say much.

After hesitating for a moment, he could only hold back his anger and say, "I hope Zhang Chen will give me some face."

"Yes, yes. I will watch the movie seriously later."

Zhang Chen pretended not to understand and just said that he was giving face to the movie. Isn't watching the movie class seriously also giving face?

"Thank you." He had already reminded him, but seeing that Zhang Chen was playing dumb, he didn't dare to break the window paper, which would make the situation even uglier. He could only grit his teeth and say thank you.

Zhang Chen looked at Zhang Weiping's indignant back with interest, but heard Han Sanping speak again: "Zhang Chen, have you ever thought of asking Assistant Xue to work at our China Film Group?"

Han Sanping was envious of such a considerate and sensible assistant.

"Boss Han, you owe me again."

"I'm really sorry for what I said, Assistant Xue, that's not what I meant."

"Thank you, Mr. Han, for your appreciation. I have no intention of leaving my boss's side." Xue Yining responded politely.

Han Sanping had just cooperated with Zhang Chen in acting and made up for his mistake, but he turned around and tried to poach Zhang Chen's girl, and successfully made Zhang Chen owe him again because of his mouth.

He also understood Xue Yining's attitude.

What he heard was "I will not leave the boss's side", not "I will not leave Chenguang Entertainment".

It is obvious that he cannot dig out such a delicate person.

Just as Han Sanping was thinking about how to make it up to Zhang Chen, the time came to 1:30.

The global premiere of "Hero" officially begins!
When the dragon logo flashed, the plot of the movie began to unfold in front of all the guests present.

Almost everyone’s sense can be summed up in one word: beauty.

I have to say that Zhang Yimou has reached perfection in the use of colors.

In the movie "Hero", Zhang Yimou used a lot of different colors to add color to the story. The story was adapted from the story of "Jing Ke Assassinating the King of Qin", which vividly showed the beauty of Chinese costumes, the spirit of martial arts, and the love for family and country.

In order to cater to the overseas market, Zhang Yimou did not incorporate much of the core Chinese culture into the film, which may make it seem thin to domestic audiences. However, I believe that when it comes to the overseas market, movie fans there will still pay for the beautiful pictures and intense martial arts.

The movie was not long. Two hours later, when the lights in the Great Hall came back on, there was applause and cheers from the audience.

After waiting for the audience's applause to die down, it was time for the audience to ask questions. As the host of the premiere, Chen Luyu served as a bridge of communication between the creators and reporters.

A foreign reporter was called by name and asked, "Mr. Jet Li, you are quite familiar with the foreign film industry. Do you think people in foreign countries will understand this film after it is shown? Will they like it? What do you think they will like about this film? How many Oscars do you think this film can win?"

Jet Li didn't expect to be asked such a crucial question. This question concerns the value of the words "world premiere". He sorted out his thoughts and didn't let the reporter wait for long before speaking:

"Hello everyone. I am not a Feng Shui forecaster who can predict the future, so it is difficult for me to answer your question.

From my point of view, I was very happy to have such an opportunity and so many good friends to participate in this film together. During the six months last year, everyone worked hard and devoted all their energy to make this film "Hero".

What will happen in the future, whether people all over the world accept it or not, whether the Americans and Westerners accept it or not, is actually not important. What is important is that all of us, both on and off the stage, have given our sincerity and made our best efforts, and the results are beyond our control. Thank you.”

It was a very official answer. The reporters who followed asked the creators some questions in turn. When everyone thought that the premiere would end in such a harmonious scene, another overseas reporter raised a question that gave the creators a headache.

"Director Zhang, if we talk about the Chinese who has the greatest influence in the world, it should be Leon. Why didn't you invite Leon to star in this movie? I understand that he seems to have also been shooting some martial arts films in the past two years." Zhang Chen originally planned to leave, but after hearing the reporter's question, he sat back.

He looked at Zhang Yimou, who was somewhat embarrassed on the stage, with great interest, and was very curious about how he would answer this tricky question.

"I didn't expect Zhang Chen to be interested in being an actor. If he had decided earlier, I might have asked him to act in the show."

"Now that we know he's interested in being an actor, and Director Zhang just said he likes martial arts dramas, is it possible for you to work together on the next movie?"

The reporter obviously had no intention of letting Zhang Yimou go, and continued to ask about the possibility of cooperation between Zhang Yimou and Zhang Chen.

For foreigners, although Jet Li is quite famous in Hollywood, it is a recognized fact that Zhang Chen is the most famous Chinese in the world.

So when many foreigners heard that Zhang Chen changed his career and entered the film and television industry, they also looked forward to his film and television works.

"It all depends on whether Zhang Chen is interested in acting in my movie. I personally really hope he will act in a movie I direct."

Zhang Chen was about to run away when he heard this, but was caught by Lu Yu on the stage: "What a coincidence, Zhang Chen is also here today, why don't we ask him for his opinion?"

Zhang Chen just stood up, and after hearing Lu Yu's words, he stood there waiting for the staff to hand him the microphone. Although he stood up a little early, he should have stood up after getting the microphone.

But everyone at the scene automatically imagined that Zhang Chen wanted to answer this question urgently.

"Zhang Chen, Director Zhang just said that he really hopes you can act in his movie. What do you think?"

“It depends on the time. My schedule has been quite full in the past two years. If I have time, I would be happy to act in a movie in response to the expectations of my fans.

Of course, this is only possible if all conditions are met.”

"Conditions? Can I ask what the conditions are?"

Zhang Chen smiled and said nothing, then returned the microphone to the staff.

Seeing that Zhang Chen was unwilling to answer her questions, Lu Yu tactfully did not ask any further questions.

After this incident, Zhang Chen lost interest in staying at the scene. After saying hello to the people around him, he took out his cell phone and seemed to be calling his driver.

"You almost said that the remuneration has been paid, right?"

Han Sanping did not stay long. The premiere was coming to an end at this time. He had to go back to deal with some matters for the movie, so he followed Zhang Chen and left the scene.

"I didn't say that."

Zhang Chen did not admit that he had said that, but the focus of his words was on the first half.

"Others may believe it, but I heard that when director Chen Kai invited you to star in the movie, he offered him $5 million for 2 minutes."

When Han Sanping heard the news for the first time, he was stunned for a long time.

By this calculation, if Zhang Chen plays the leading role in a movie, his salary would have to start from tens of billions of dollars.

But he was not stupid enough to take it seriously. He just thought it was Zhang Chen's reason for rejecting Brother Chen Kai.

That's why he guessed that the meaning of Zhang Chen's last sentence today must be "the pay is in place".

"Mr. Han, do you think it's worth it for Coca-Cola to spend $100 million to have me endorse it?"

"It's worth it! It's worth it!"

Han Sanping thought of the three times when Coca-Cola's stock price soared: the day the contract was signed, the day the promotional video "Flag of Victory" was broadcast, and the day the World Cup opened. $2 million was just a fraction of what Coca-Cola earned from the stock market, not to mention the surge in sales during that period.

"That's it. That's why I value people." Zhang Chen concluded with a smile, and then said goodbye: "Boss Han, I have to wait for my driver, so I won't go with you."

"You're not, then I'll leave first."

Han Sanping was just about to ask, "Haven't you already called the driver in the backcourt?", but thinking of the two previous slips of the tongue, he forced himself to hold back his doubts this time.

On the way back, Han Sanping couldn't help but sigh that Zhang Chen had so many tricks up his sleeve.

"Sister Ningning, where is my cell phone?"

On the way back to the crew, Liu Yifei squeezed into Zhang Chen's car, and the first thing she did after getting in the car was to look for her cell phone.

"At the boss's place."

Xue Yining gave Liu Yifei an answer that made her extremely panicked.

How could her phone end up in good condition when it fell into Zhang Chen's hands?
There were a lot of private topics discussed between her and Shu Chang in it, and she couldn't guarantee that Zhang Chen wouldn't see them.

"Zhang Chen! Give me back my phone!"

Liu Yifei not only asked for it with her mouth, but also started to pull Zhang Chen's pants, trying to get the phone back from his pocket.

"Don't move, what are you touching?"

Because she needed to protect her vital parts, Liu Yifei still managed to snatch the phone away.

“Did you look at my phone?”

"No."

"Really?"

Liu Yifei's face was full of distrust. She didn't believe that Zhang Chen, such a bad guy, could resist looking at her phone.

"What would you do if I saw it?"

"If you saw it, I would... I would not know either."

Liu Yifei wanted to threaten fiercely at first, but she found that she seemed to have nothing that could deter her, so she could only say something stupidly that made people laugh and cry.

"How could I do such an immoral thing? Don't worry, I definitely didn't watch it."

Zhang Chen assured Liu Yifei solemnly.

Liu Yifei looked at Zhang Chen with a serious face, checked his phone doubtfully, but couldn't figure out anything.

Since nothing could be found and Zhang Chen had promised, she could only hide her phone carefully in her bag with doubt, and then changed the topic that interested her: "Brother, are you really not considering acting in Director Zhang's movie?"

In Liu Yifei's opinion, Zhang Yimou's movies are basically linked to winning big awards.

For Liu Yifei, who wants to make a name for herself in her acting career, this is a great temptation.

"Too tired, not interested."

"So you still act in TV series?"

Liu Yifei asked back curiously.

Zhang Chen glanced at the culprit and didn't answer.

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