Chinese entertainment industry in disarray? Hollywood goddess welcomes strict father!

As Lu Lin entered the theater, the media and movie fans who had come from the Dolby Theatre also returned to the front of the Dolby Theatre.

Leonardo DiCaprio, who had been left standing on the red carpet earlier, walked the red carpet again, barely managing to keep quiet. The media and fans probably felt quite embarrassed as well, so they showed him their utmost enthusiasm, cheering and screaming wildly.

Leonardo DiCaprio was easy to appease; his speechless mood quickly dissipated, and he grinned, allowing the media to take photos to their hearts' content. He then voluntarily walked to the edge of the red carpet to sign posters held by enthusiastic fans.

But after signing his name, he inexplicably became gloomy, his round face ravaged by time and his beard thickened as he strode into the main entrance of the Dolby Theatre.

Shortly after, Old Martin walked the red carpet and entered the theater, his face equally dark. He immediately cursed as he entered, "Fuck you! Those damn idiot movie fans actually used our movie posters to get that China guy to sign them, and then brought them back for me to sign? Isn't that like cheating on me and then making me do the dishes?!"

Leonardo DiCaprio: "..."

Actually, Leonardo DiCaprio also frowned again because of this, but hearing such a lewd analogy, he couldn't help but feel a little uncomfortable.

No wonder he's a world-class film master; he's really good at using metaphors. Suddenly I feel like I've been cheated on!

Later, another key member of the creative team, the veteran Robert De Niro, also walked the red carpet and entered the Dolby Theatre. Seeing the two men looking extremely pale and green, he couldn't help but ask in surprise, "What's wrong?"

Old Martin repeated what he had just said in a bad mood, without even changing the yellow metaphor.

But after hearing this, old De Niro burst into laughter, shaking his head and saying, "Old friend, what's there to be angry about? If anyone should be angry, it should be that China kid!"

"Don't forget, our movie's release date was changed at the last minute. We're the local bullies who are taking advantage of outsiders!"

When he said this, Old Martin and Little Li were stunned. Their ugly expressions quickly turned into sullen faces, and they seemed to have calmed down in an instant.

Because that's the reality. The day after the Oscars, Hollywood brokers suddenly promised to increase the number of North American premiere venues for their new film to 4000, plus more than 30% of the screenings during the opening weekend, hoping they could change the release date and release it earlier.

Although the other party did not say why, considering that Lu Lin's new film, which marks his official entry into Hollywood, is also premiering today, even a fool would know what's going on.

They are the real local bullies who prey on outsiders!

It's the Chinese who should be cursing!

"Actually, I really admire that young Chinese man's talent. He's one of the most promising new generation filmmakers in the world today, with the potential to become a cinematic master..."

Martin Scorsese adjusted his black-rimmed glasses and said with a touch of melancholy, "With the decline of the traditional film industry, he may very well be the last world-class film master. I really don't want to be the villain who suppresses rising stars!"

De Niro raised an eyebrow upon hearing this and couldn't help but tease his old friend, "How about we stop being the bad guy and reschedule?"

Old Martin instantly stopped expressing his emotions and retorted with a curse: "Fuck you!"

De Niro wasn't angry; he just laughed heartily again.

After swearing, Old Martin couldn't help but shake his head and chuckle.

He's already done the bad guy, yet he still puts on a hypocritical senior act. It's really disgusting, no wonder his old friend is bringing him down!

Seeing that the two veteran actors were laughing, Leonardo DiCaprio chuckled along with them.

But before he could even chuckle twice, his cell phone suddenly rang in his pocket.

Old Martin frowned slightly and said, "Remember to turn off the ringer after the premiere starts, so as not to disturb the invited film critics."

Leonardo DiCaprio nodded awkwardly, took out his phone, and went to find a quiet place to answer the call.

However, he hadn't gone far when he stopped again, answering the call with a dark expression as he returned to the two old men: "Martin, the call is for you, but your cell phone is unreachable... The Chinese side says the film can't have a simultaneous premiere; it has to be sent back for re-approval..."

Old Martin was taken aback, then his eyebrows furrowed: "Wang Defa???"

Even De Niro's laughter finally died down: "How could this happen???"

For big-name directors and veteran stars like them, their initial salary is only part of the film production fee; they usually receive a share of the box office revenue afterward.

The same applies to Leonardo DiCaprio; he accepts less salary upfront to reduce production costs and then takes a share of the box office revenue.

But now, China's largest box office market is sending their films back for review and refusing to release them. How can they possibly earn any box office revenue share?

All the marketing and promotional funds invested in China are going to go down the drain!

Leonardo DiCaprio smiled wryly and said, "Obviously, that 'China kid' may have left the Chinese film industry, but he still wields enormous influence there. So when we bully him, he turns around and bullies us even more fiercely!"

Old Martin, his eyebrows trembling with rage, roared, "I'm going to kill that damned broker! Why didn't he tell me all this...?"

De Niro lamented, "What a miscalculation! We didn't make any money, we lost a lot..."

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at the same time.

At the nearby China Theatre, the film's main cast and crew had all walked the red carpet and entered the performance hall to take their seats in the front row.

Behind her was a packed crowd, including representatives from five major companies, led by the Disney "old white woman," film critics from traditional media, a large number of online self-media personalities, and moviegoers who had obtained tickets through special channels.

Ok.

In reality, the tickets that moviegoers get are surplus tickets that have been resold by film review columnists and online self-media personalities.

When producers and distributors invite these people to watch a movie, they usually tacitly give them a few extra tickets, and the more influential the film critic, the more tickets they give.

These tickets can be resold for extra income. When reviewing a movie, even if it has many flaws, people will say a few good things before starting to nitpick.

It's all about human relationships and social interactions!

call--

The high-powered lights in the performance hall began to go out.

The hall fell into darkness, and the noise disappeared.

On the stage, naked-eye 3D holographic light and shadow began to appear.

The premiere has officially begun!

The transition animation in Qianqian Films first appears in the light and shadow, with four Chinese characters in cursive script, which are nothing special but impressive.

After the cutscene, the five major producers appear as five lines of text, which is nothing special.

As the five lines of subtitles disappeared, the film's title finally appeared: three large Chinese characters in black and white, with a cold and somber tone, accompanied by the English translation of the title—The Bund!