Entertainment: I treat you as my sister, but you want to pick on me?

Chapter 385 Full Version

There is a play!

Watching Bell go to the second floor, Xia Wanqing raised a nice smile at the corner of her mouth.

She only met Norris once, and if she could get on well with this international director today, it would be a worthwhile trip.

After playing "Dream Wedding", Jiang Yan rubbed the little girl's chubby face.

"Are you here to find grandpa?"

The little girl asked, Jiang Yan nodded.

"Then can you not make grandpa angry? Grandpa often locks himself in the bedroom recently, and rarely eats food. Dad said let me go and coax grandpa, but grandpa is still unhappy." The little girl said in a low tone.

"So you play the piano to make Grandpa happy?"

Jiang Yan said with a smile.

"Uh-huh."

"What a sensible little sister." Jiang Yan stood up, and an old man in a nightgown walked up the stairs with Bell's support.

The old man has silver hair and looks in a poor mental state, with a pale face and a thin body.

Seeing Norris, Xia Wanqing's heart set off a shocking wave!
How did it become like this?
The last time I saw Norris was only half a year ago. He was rosy and looked nothing like an old man in his 60s.

It seems that the box office of the movie hit the street, and the death of an old friend really hit Norris hard, so there are rumors that Norris may not be the host of this year's Venice International Film Festival because of his health.

"Do you have anything to do with me?"

Norris stood in front of Jiang Yan with a hoarse voice. He noticed the piano sound in the living room very early on, and he deliberately waited until Jiang Yan and his granddaughter finished playing "Dream Wedding" before going downstairs.

"Director Norris, has "Life Is a Play" been deleted?" Jiang Yan asked straight to the point.

Xia Wanqing's heart tightened, and the hand holding the teacup was violent.

Jiang Yan really didn't open which pot to lift, and sprinkled it precisely on Norris' wound, even if he wanted to lift it, he had to pave the way.

However, Norris' eyes lit up when he heard Jiang Yan's words.

"That's right, the four-hour release was a truncated version, and the film should be six hours long," Norris said.

Jiang Yan narrowed his eyes slightly.

It seems that I guessed right, it is impossible to make such a bad movie with Norris' level.

"Then why isn't it showing normally?" Jiang Yan asked the most critical question.

Xia Wanqing listened carefully. The outside world's discussion about "Life is Like a Play" sparked an explosion. Now that Norris appeared to speak, the gossip in Xia Wanqing's heart was instantly ignited.

Norris rubbed his brows and sorted out his words.

"First of all, this is not a commercial film. When it was decided to shoot, it was not favored by the executives of Lion Entertainment. During the period, I repeatedly asked for additional investment, from 5000 million US dollars to [-] million US dollars. At first, the executives of Lion Entertainment opposed it and would rather not They are unwilling to make additional investment.”

Norris sighed.

"Dennis tried his best to allow me to continue filming. When the film was finished and was about to be released, a new problem appeared again, that is, the film was six hours long, and the theaters were unwilling to release it."

Xia Wanqing agreed. The finished film she got was four hours, and subconsciously came up in her mind the idea that the audience would watch a four-hour movie.

The fact is indeed the case, the global box office of "Life is a Play" is only a pitiful 1000 million US dollars.

"It was still Dennis who resisted all opinions, but he died of illness in the middle of the year, and he could no longer suppress the opposition of the Lions executives. After a compromise with the theater, the six-hour movie was edited into four hours, that is, The finished film shown in the cinema." Norris breathed a long sigh of relief after speaking.

It was so!
Xia Wanqing suddenly realized that Norris was talking about things that the outside world didn't know about, and the internal struggle of Lion Entertainment executives was comparable to a grand drama of palace fighting, with all kinds of intentions and methods.

It is a pity that Daniel, the vice president of Lions, passed away suddenly due to a serious illness. Otherwise, the full version of six hours might be released instead of the cut version of "Life is Like a Play".

Midway Norris said that someone proposed to divide the six hours into two or even three films, but Norris objected.

He demanded that the film must be watched in its entirety, which is also one of the reasons why "Life is Like a Play" was only edited into four hours.

"Can I see the full version?"

Jiang Yan asked.

"The full version is in my study." Norris nodded.

He didn't want to mention "Life Is Like a Play", after all, the overall situation has been decided, and there is no possibility of any reversal.

He became the target of group ridicule because of the failure of the film at the end of the festival. When his old friend was seriously ill, he didn't even see his old friend for the last time because of filming.

The three years of filming have experienced too many things. I thought that there would be a dawn after the storm, but who knew that the storm turned into a storm and intensified.

Norris's study is very large, with various cameras placed, like a home theater.

Jiang Yan was sitting on a soft and comfortable sofa. Norris' granddaughter rushed over after hearing the news, holding a cake in her hand, and sat directly on Jiang Yan's lap.

"Dad said he hasn't seen grandpa so happy for a long time, let me say thank you."

said the little girl.

"So this cake is for me?" Jiang Yan joked.

The little girl looked hesitant and thoughtful.

"I can share half with you, and I want to eat the other half."

Looking at the upcoming full version of "Life Is a Play", Xia Wanqing keenly sensed something was wrong.

Although it is not very realistic, if the full version of this movie is wonderful, then there is a lot of room for manipulation.

"I'm going to the toilet."

Xia Wanqing left the study, while Jiang Yan continued to chat with Norris' granddaughter.

"This sister just went to the bathroom."

said the little girl.

"Maybe I went to the bathroom to make a phone call." Jiang Yan said while eating the cake.

"Let me stroke it."

Xia Wanqing listened to the second boss Xi Wenfu's voice on the phone.

"You're saying Norris' movie might have a twist, and it's not a bad movie?"

Xi Wenfu, who was far away in China, had a dignified expression.

He was thinking about what Jiang Yan wanted to do, so what if it wasn't a bad movie, Jiang Yan couldn't get any real benefits unless...
Xi Wenfu realized something.

"You first decide whether "Life is Like a Play" is a bad movie or not. If the full version is wonderful, call me immediately!" Xi Wenfu said in a deep voice.

"I see."

Xia Wanqing hung up the phone and went back to the study.

"What did Xi Wenfu say?" Jiang Yan asked casually.

"what?"

Xia Wanqing then calmed down.

"Mr. Jiang Yan, let's watch a movie. I didn't have any interest in this movie before I came here, but now I am very interested." Xia Wanqing changed the subject.

Jiang Yan smiled and did not speak.

In the study room, Norris played "Life is a Play". This six-hour movie officially welcomed two audiences, no, strictly speaking, three, and Norris' granddaughter!

PS: "Life is Like a Play" is based on the real movie "Brilliant Life". I finished watching it a long time ago, and rewatched it yesterday. Readers who like romantic literary films can go and watch it.

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