The richest person in Chinese entertainment

Chapter 373 Adding fuel to the fire, another purpose

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@范兵兵: I will no longer participate in the Golden Rooster Awards selection in the future, I hereby declare!

@高媛媛: I will no longer participate in the Golden Rooster Awards selection in the future, I hereby declare!

@舒唱: I will no longer participate in the Golden Rooster Awards selection in the future, I hereby declare!

@张少涵: I will no longer participate in the Golden Rooster Awards selection in the future, I hereby declare this!

Something happened that stunned all the stars in the circle.

I don’t know what’s wrong with the artists from the Morning Light series. They actually dare to make a public statement and compete against the Golden Rooster Awards.

In fact, many young actors still support Zhang Chen's decision, but due to their low position and lack of influence, they dare not jump out and publicly support Zhang Chen's statement at this time.

They are just afraid of being held accountable later.

Now the artists of the Morning Glory Group are openly supporting their boss, and there seems to be nothing wrong with that.

However, doing so will invisibly bring pressure to the Golden Rooster Awards. Unless Zhang Chen can completely suppress the Golden Rooster Awards in the future, these actors will basically have no chance of winning the Emergency Best Actor or Best Actress awards.

To put it more seriously, even if the Golden Rooster Awards doesn't care, during the stalemate between the two parties afterwards, the director and producer will definitely not consider using artists from the Morning Light series when selecting actors.

This is no different from cutting oneself off from the Chinese film and television industry!
"The artists from the Morning Light group are still more courageous. Other stars dare not even fart at this time. They are too cowardly."

"That's understandable, right? Now no one knows who will win the fight between Zhang Chen and that side."

"Do we need to guess? Someone must have stepped forward and Zhang Chen 'voluntarily' deleted the relevant content as a solution."

"Don't tell me, don't tell me, this is really possible!"

"I think Zhang Chen is miserable. Although he may be a little uncertain about being the world's top singer in the world music scene, he will surely be the world's top singer in a few years. But after he entered the Chinese film industry, he was lectured by the seniors as soon as he made a movie."

"That's why people say that the Golden Rooster winners are so stubborn. They are world pop stars, super philanthropists whose total donations are almost over 5 million US dollars, and they have also been recognized by the Palme d'Or. But the Golden Rooster Awards only gave the song director debut award to get rid of Zhang Chen. I would not be happy about it either. This is clearly a deliberate humiliation!"

"Zhang Chen's experience at the Golden Rooster Awards reminded me of the days when Zhang Chen was trying to make his way in the United States. I remember that Billboard was suppressing the charts to prevent Zhang Chen from reaching the top. I didn't expect Zhang Chen to encounter the same situation in the film industry. Oh no! It turns out that it was his compatriots who suppressed him this time?"

"Zhang Chen, you've been stuck in the film industry for a while, come back to the music industry, we fans will support you!"

Now the entire Chinese-language film industry is caught in a public opinion storm because of the announcement issued by the Morning Glory Group at the instruction of Zhang Chen.

There is no need for deliberate guidance. The spontaneous protection of the public can show how excessive the Golden Rooster Awards was this time.

A talented director who has won the Palme d'Or, is also the chairman of a large domestic group and one of the most famous stars in the world. Yet, he has received such treatment from his compatriots in China.

This matter is no longer just a hot topic in the domestic public opinion field, even the international mainstream media have devoted a considerable amount of space to reporting on it.

On Facebook, Zhang Chen's international fans' comments were even more intense, making the Chinese netizens who forwarded these comments to China realize that people can be insulted in different languages in this way.

Zhang Chen, who is at the center of public opinion, has already arrived at the airport in Taiwan on his own private plane.

As soon as he got off the plane, he was caught by paparazzi who had found out Zhang Chen's flight information from various channels.

"Zhang Chen, what do you want to say about the unfair treatment you received from the mainland Golden Rooster Awards?"

"Zhang Chen, does your announcement mean that you will completely break with the Golden Rooster Awards?"

"Zhang Chen, you came to the Golden Horse Awards this time. Do you think the Golden Horse Awards will treat your film fairly?"

"Zhang Chen, if you also miss out on the Best Picture award at the Golden Horse Awards this time and lose to Kung Fu, will you also feel that the Golden Horse Awards are unfair and throw the trophy away and walk away?"

"Zhang Chen, do you think you must win the Best Film Award at the Palme d'Or to be satisfied?"

"It is said on the internet that you and Miss Liu Yifei, or your younger sister, have an affair. Is this news true?"

Zhang Chen has not come to Taiwan many times, except for a few times when he first debuted because of his partnership with Zhou Jianhui and the Golden Melody Awards.

After becoming famous at the Grammy Awards, Zhang Chen rarely came to this pitifully small market.

This also led to the paparazzi in Taiwan showing an enthusiasm that Zhang Chen could hardly imagine when they saw Zhang Chen again after more than ten years.

It's not like he hadn't thought about the Taiwanese media going crazy. After all, the paparazzi in Hong Kong and Taiwan are notoriously reckless and will ask anything.

However, when Zhang Chen just walked out of the airport and was only ten meters away from his car, he was surrounded by paparazzi. Even the more than 20 bodyguards he brought with him found it difficult to cope with them.

As for answering questions?

He must have something wrong with his brain to slowly answer the paparazzi's questions in such a chaotic situation.

It took him a full half hour to escape from the paparazzi and get into his car.

"Huh..." Zhang Chen collapsed on the chair exhausted. "These people are really crazy."

"Just now I seemed to hear someone ask what is the relationship between us?"

"Have it?"

Zhang Chen was a little confused by Liu Yifei's sudden question.

He really didn't pay any attention to what the paparazzi asked.

"You—" Liu Yifei hesitated and quickly changed the subject. "By the way, the situation in the mainland is so serious now, and you don't care about it? The artists in the company are all joining in the fun, and you don't have any say at all?"

Seeing that Liu Yifei did not ask any further questions, Zhang Chen lay back down: "What you know is only on the surface."

"Any other inside information?" Liu Yifei came close to Zhang Chen, squatted in front of Zhang Chen's seat, holding on to the armrest of his seat, looking like she was enjoying a meal.

Zhang Chen sneered: "The Golden Rooster gang is lobbying the reviewers to block the review of all the movies we have a stake in."

"Ah?" Liu Yifei looked up at Zhang Chen and opened her mouth wide when she heard this. "Won't we suffer a huge loss then?"

Zhang Chen did not notice anything wrong with Liu Yifei's word "we" and continued speaking along with the girl's words: "The loss is indeed not small."

Generally speaking, after the script has been reviewed, the film will be sent for review after editing, and it can only be released after obtaining the "Dragon Mark".

It would be fine if a movie was stuck at the script review stage, the screenwriter would just need to delete and modify the script.

But if the film is stuck in review after it has been shot and edited, the workload will be huge.

Generally speaking, movies with limited material cannot withstand repeated review.

Even if there is plenty of time, it is still a huge test for the investor's cash flow.

Although Morning Glory Entertainment has invested in many movies and has a healthy cash flow, it is hard to say about its other partners.

If they really want to deliberately block the movies invested by Morning Glory Entertainment, then it is hard to say whether these wavering directors and investors will stand on the side of Morning Glory Entertainment or on the side of the "old school" represented by Golden Rooster.

"How much will we lose if these movies cannot be released?" Liu Yifei felt a little painful.

"About 3 or 4 million, not a lot."

"Three or four hundred million?! Not enough?"

Boom!
“Hiss—it hurts, it hurts.”

Liu Yifei was so excited that she didn't pay attention to the roof when she stood up, and she bumped into it. She was in so much pain that tears came out of her eyes. She squatted there and kept rubbing her head. It's not her fault that she was so excited, it was just that the number Zhang Chen said was too shocking.

Three or four hundred million! Last year, the total box office of Chinese movies was less than 30 billion, and the total investment of all movies was less than 8 million.

Now that Chenguang Group is going to lose three or four hundred million at once, it's no wonder that Liu Yifei would have this reaction.

"Why are you making such a fuss?" Zhang Chen squatted down speechlessly and helped the little girl rub her head. "I had expected this. This is the only trick that the gang has left."

"Since you knew they would do this, why did you still issue that notice? Did you still allow Chen Guang's artists to continue to tease those people's sensitive nerves online?" Liu Yifei rubbed her head in pain, stood up with difficulty and sat down in her seat, while not forgetting to ask the doubts in her heart.

"I donated so much money and you didn't feel bad about it, but this time it's just a small amount."

"I feel heartbroken too, but the two are different!" Liu Yifei slapped Zhang Chen's hand. This guy hit her so hard that she didn't know whether he was helping her relieve the pain or deliberately making her feel more pain.

After all, the pain was not on Zhang Chen's body, and he couldn't control the strength of the rubbing. Finally, he thought about it and simply put his hand through Liu Yifei's legs and hugged her to his thigh.

"Ah——" Liu Yifei exclaimed, "What are you doing!"

"Hold me for a while." Zhang Chen answered as a matter of course.

Seeing Zhang Chen's shameless look, Liu Yifei looked around guiltily.

Fortunately, the passenger space and driving space of this nanny car were separated, and they were the only two people in the passenger area.

This made Liu Yifei breathe a sigh of relief.

To be honest, although she and Zhang Chen are almost together every day now, they still maintain a relatively official distance in front of outsiders.

The main reason is that neither of them is ready to face other people.

After all, both of them are stars, especially Zhang Chen, whose fan base is so huge.

This kind of thing can only be done slowly, allowing the fans to slowly "crack" it, and then announced when the time is right. This will allow the fans to feel proud of "I knew it a long time ago" instead of resentment of "They were actually dating behind our backs."

Moreover, the most important thing is that she needs to achieve some results as soon as possible, and try her best to avoid being evaluated as a "lucky person", "high-flying", "lucky" and so on in the future.

She still has to have some shame.

"You haven't said anything yet, why don't you stop the company's artists from posting on Weibo, I always feel that you are holding something bad in your heart!" Realizing that there was no one else in the car, Liu Yifei also relaxed, kicking her legs unconsciously, and was very happy.

"Why stop them? I wish they would do it."

"Why, do you want to test the loyalty of your employees?"

"Too small!" Zhang Chen tapped Liu Yifei's nose and said with a smile, "It's too small."

"Not really?!" Liu Yifei was surprised.

She even thought she had guessed what Zhang Chen was thinking.

In her opinion, since Zhang Chen did not stop the artist's behavior, he must have some goals related to the artist that he needed to achieve.

Judging from Zhang Chen's cautious attitude and a certain degree of vigilance towards his opponents' subordinates, it is very likely that this incident is used to test the loyalty of the artists.

After all, there was the Wang Jinghua incident before. Liu Yifei knew that although Zhang Chen had anticipated this incident, he still felt uneasy in his heart.

"What you said is only a small reason." Zhang Chen stretched out his index finger and thumb, making a gesture that would make Korean men blush. "The bigger reason depends on today's itinerary."

"today?"

"Well, to be more precise, it should be recently. I'm not sure exactly when it will be."

"You riddle man." Liu Yifei rested her forehead against Zhang Chen's head and blinked, "Can you tell me? I want to know."

Zhang Chen stared at the pair of big eyes so close to him, suppressed the urge to kiss them, and replied stiffly: "No!"

Seduction?

Pediatrics!
"Hey~ Tell me~"

Liu Yifei increased her strength, twisting her body while sitting on Zhang Chen's legs, successfully making Zhang Chen's face turn red.

In an instant, she felt Zhang Chen's reaction.

Liu Yifei chuckled and looked at Zhang Chen provocatively: "Will you tell me or not?"

Zhang Chen had to admit that at his age, there were some things that he really couldn't control with his brain.

His face flushed, he shook his head and answered in a muffled voice: "It's not that I don't want to tell you, it's because I'm not sure who the other party will be."

"Okay then~" Liu Yifei stopped asking questions upon seeing this. She left Zhang Chen's arms with some boredom.

When he stood up, he did not forget to glance somewhere.

Coincidentally, at this time, the car also stopped.

"Are we there yet?" Liu Yifei asked curiously.

"It should be here."

"What about you?" Liu Yifei chuckled and almost couldn't help laughing out loud.

"Whoever caused the trouble should help solve it!" Zhang Chen glared at the culprit unhappily.

"Solved?" Liu Yifei opened her mouth in disbelief, "Now?!"

"correct."

"You're crazy!" Liu Yifei looked at Zhang Chen as if she was watching something funny. "Outside is the red carpet for the Golden Horse Awards. How long do you want to keep the reporters waiting?"

"It's okay to wait for an hour or so!"

"An hour or so?" Liu Yifei asked provocatively, "Are you sure?"

This was unbearable. Zhang Chen was unconvinced and asked, "Don't you know yet?"

"I don't know!" Liu Yifei denied it flatly.

Afterwards, the two started arguing in the car, ignoring the media reporters who were waiting outside the car with their cameras.

They were all curious. Zhang Chen's car had already arrived, so why didn't anyone get off?

“Isn’t it Leon’s car?”

A person who was not supposed to be at the Golden Horse Awards asked today's jury chairman Chen Yaoqi in confusion somewhere on the red carpet.

“It’s his car for sure.”

　Guess what the protagonist is going to do?

　　
　
(End of this chapter)