Chinese Entertainment: Directors Start with the Fairy Sister

Chapter 113 The Self-Cultivation of the Wolf Warrior

Landing at the international airport.

Xiao Liu had a schedule in the afternoon and couldn't pick her up at the airport, and Zhao Yanxi didn't have the obsessive sense of ritual that "must pick her up at the airport."

We are all adults and have our own things to do.

I'm a bit of a free spirit; aside from filming and editing, I have pretty much nothing to do. But Xiao Liu is a very hardworking person!

End-of-year announcements and endorsements not only earn appearance fees, but also provide a good opportunity to maintain popularity and buzz.

I picked out two magazines at the airport: one with the latest film and television news, and the other... a fashion editorial featuring Liu Yifei.

When Zhao Yanxi was in Hollywood, Liu Yifei vainly offered to send him a copy, but Zhao Yanxi refused—he wasn't going away for a year or two, he'd be back in a month or two.

International mailing is also a hassle.

Although I definitely have some at home, since I've seen it, I'll definitely buy one, just to contribute to sales.

December marks the official start of the Lunar New Year film season, and there are only a few highly anticipated movies: "The Knot," "Curse of the Golden Flower," and "Confession of Pain."

"Still Life" barely qualifies, at least it won this year's Golden Lion Award.

Speaking of which, Zhao Yanxi realized that her own film, "Buried Alive," hadn't been released yet.

China Film Group spent at least eight million; surely they shouldn't have bought them just to fill their film library?! I don't know what China Film Group was thinking.

Mainstream films have always been supported by the authorities. Films like "The Knot," which are both romance films and mainstream films, represent a new attempt.

The higher-ups also attach great importance to this.

It is said that China Film Group spent nearly 10 million yuan on publicity for this film, and the trailer was played on CCTV-1 and CCTV-3.

No film had ever received this treatment before, including "Zhang Side," produced by Han Sanping.

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The box office of "The Knot" was also relatively impressive, with three million on the first day, sixteen million in the first week, and twenty-six million in ten days. The publicity expenses were not even worth calculating; that was not a business plan, but a mission!

For a patriotic film, this box office performance is already a significant breakthrough.

There are many reports in magazines that Chen Kun, Li, and Vivian Hsu all have a chance to compete for the Best Actor and Best Actress awards at next year's Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival through this movie!

The next day, Zhao Yanxi went directly to the company.

He's already quite relaxed as a hands-off boss, often not coming to the company for a month or two at a time. But as the only boss, he still needs to check things out occasionally.

As expected, there was another pile of documents on the desk.

The premieres of various films, including "Still Life," "Curse of the Golden Flower," and "Confession of Pain," were held, with the last one even being sent to Enlight Media.

If I remember correctly, if it weren't for its own unexpected rise to prominence, "Confession of Pain" would have been Enlight Media's first step from media to distribution company.

"How's Pietà going? Has the contract with Yinghuang been signed? And the script has been submitted for review."

"The contract is signed, and the script is almost finished. We should have a result by next week at the latest," Yang Siwei said methodically. "President Yang said that level of work shouldn't be a problem for Hong Kong!"

"Hmm," Zhao Yanxi nodded, looking at the invitations on the table, and shook her head helplessly, "Make some arrangements. If you have time, you can attend 'Wounded City'."

Forget about "Curse of the Golden Flower," Zhang Weiping isn't familiar with it, and Zhang Yimo has never attended any premieres under Yanxi Films.

The lighting won't do, but Lao Wang has always been very dedicated!

"Siwei, what do you think about us signing a few artists?"

Zhao Yanxi mentioned her ideas and plans to Yang Siwei.

"We don't need established artists; we can cultivate newcomers ourselves. The company has enough resources anyway."

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"Great! Several top art schools have sent us messages inviting us to participate in their entrance exams for new students. It'll be a good opportunity to see if they have any suitable newcomers!"

"Well, there's no rush," Zhao Yanxi nodded and said, "Let's keep an eye on the review process for 'Saint's Lament' first, and send out the audition notices as soon as possible!"

"Saint's Lament" is the company's key project this year, and also Zhao Yanxi's best chance to win the gold medal.

Of course, there's also a personal grudge: Li An actually dared to invite Liu Yifei to audition for "Lust, Caution"!

Whether he genuinely thought Liu Yifei had a good image or harbored malicious intentions to destroy something beautiful for the audience, it didn't stop Zhao Yanxi from marking him for a crime.

Anyway, he's not a big shot. If he can snatch the Golden Lion for "Lust, Caution", it would be a great stroke of luck!

In the afternoon, Yanxi Film and Television's official website published the audition requirements for "Saint's Lament".

Aside from the fact that the female lead has already been cast as Maggie Cheung, the other male leads are Li Jiangdao and Song Zhe (Xun Zhe in the original work), who is the cowardly borrower whose hand was crushed by Li Jiangdao because he was unable to repay his debts.

In addition, there are Song Zhe's wife, the shop owner, the guitarist, and so on, totaling about five or six characters to choose from.

Other supporting roles are simply chosen from various film studios. These supporting roles have few scenes and limited impact on the plot, and major film studios never lack these generic supporting roles.

In the fierce competition of the Lunar New Year film season, news about "Saint Seiya" has secured its place.

"This must be the movie you worked on with Maggie Cheung, right?"

"It's definitely an award-contending film, I just don't know if it'll be Cannes or Venice!"

"See if there are any suitable roles, and hurry up and submit your resume."

The most excited were the alumni of Beijing Film Academy.

As we all know, Zhao Yanxi is a famous director in the industry who likes to use his alumni. Many people hope that they can become famous overnight through a film by a famous director, just like Zhang Ziyi and Huang Shengyi did in the past!

Liu Yifei has finally returned to Beijing. I only found out from the news that her fan meeting was held in Shanghai.

To accommodate her interview, "Entertainment Live" even moved the interview to Shanghai, and didn't return last night.

As soon as the car came to a stop in front of the villa, Liu Yifei flew out of the car like a bird returning to its nest.

Just as Zhao Yanxi was about to step forward to greet her, he saw Liu Yifei leap into the air and pounce directly on him.

Zhao Yanxi smiled and caught the arm steadily, letting her wrap her arms around his neck. He took a deep breath through her hair and chuckled softly, "Big star, did you miss me?"

"think""

She drew out the last syllable, tilted her head back, and quickly kissed his chin.

Zhao Yanxi smiled and lightly touched her red lips in retaliation before putting Liu Yifei down. Only then did she notice that a middle-aged man was following behind the car.

"Auntie, Mr. Chen?" Zhao Yanxi was still a little embarrassed.

Chen Jinfei's gaze swept sadly across Liu Yifei's face before landing on Liu Xiaoli.

"Xiao Zhao," Chen Jinfei greeted him, without saying much more. He said goodbye to Liu Xiaoli and Liu Yifei, then turned around, got back into the car, and drove away from the other side.

No wonder the car looked unfamiliar, unlike the car the mother and daughter usually drive; it turned out that Chen Jinfei had gone to pick them up.

No wonder he said he didn't need to pick them up himself.

She's also a devoted lover, but she can't compare to me.

Old Chen was infatuated but also amorous. Even if he didn't win over Liu Xiaoli, it didn't stop him from having affairs with countless women. As for Zhao Yanxi, whether in her past life or this life, she was a flawless old bachelor before she started dating Xiao Liu!

He's a simp, but I'm a wolf warrior!

"After this busy period, will you be able to take a few days off?"

"Two or three days," Liu Yifei said helplessly, counting on her fingers. "It seems I have an endorsement shoot to do the day after tomorrow, sigh..."

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"That must have been tough. You'll need to make up for it tonight with some hot pot, okay?"

"OK!"