From a professional villain to an all-around superstar

Chapter 235 Dedication to Art

10:30 in the evening.

Kyoto No. [-] VIP Cinema.

The management, crew members, Xiaodi and Reba of "The Richest Man in Xihong City" all came.

There are also many friends of Ye Chen, including Zheng Baorui, Xu Ke, actor Li Lianlian, Zhen Zidan, Zhou Xun, Wu Jin and so on.

It can be said that there are many superstars.

And what Ye Chen didn't expect was that this time, Zhang Yimou came here uninvited.

His appearance also caused a commotion in the box.

Both the director and the actors stood up to say hello.

Ye Chen didn't expect that Zhang Yimou would come in person this time.

Zhang Yimou's position among Longguo directors is very important.

Being able to become the chief director of the Dragon Kingdom Olympic Games, just this title is scary.

"Director Zhang, why are you here when you are so busy?"

Ye Chen stood up quickly and said.

"Haha, I happen to be free today, so I want to watch your new movie, please support me."

Ye Chen also took the initiative to give up his seat to Zhang Yimou. Xiao Di, who was beside him, was also very sensible. He quickly sat next to Yang Mi and gave up his seat to Ye Chen.

The appearance of director Zhang Yimou also made Ye Chen breathe a sigh of relief.

In fact, his appearance represents the attitude of the superiors towards him.

He said he would come to support him, but in fact he was showing Zhang Yimou's attitude and taking care of Ye Chen.

The arrival of Zhang Yimou was equivalent to giving Ye Chen a reassurance.

"Xiaoye, I heard that you are going to enter Hollywood?"

Marven nodded: "Well, my next movie will be a science fiction movie."

"Yes, it's also my dream in Hollywood. The last movie "Hero" won an Oscar, a small award. I hope you can surpass me and win glory for Dragon Kingdom movies."

Ye Chen said: "I will definitely work hard."

"The movie about Dragon Kingdom is worth it." Zhang Yimou said and patted Ye Chen on the shoulder.

Ye Chen was very moved after hearing this.

The same great director, the pattern is completely different.

One is suppressing newcomers, while the other is trying his best to support and focus on Long Guo's film career.

No wonder Zhang Yimou, who is also a director, can get the attention from above, and major domestic performances will be given to him.

Ability is one thing, character and structure are also very important.

Of course, this is because Ye Chen has the ability. Otherwise, if so many directors and famous actors can support him, why would Zhang Yimou only support Ye Chen?

Ye Chen kept all this in mind.

In fact, Ye Chen and Zhang Yimou only collaborated once, and that was "Hero".

The film was also a huge success, and was even nominated for an Oscar.

But in the end, because those people in Beautiful Country always looked down on Dragon Kingdom movies, they just missed out on the grand prize and were only given a small, insignificant award.

Even so, this is already a milestone for the Dragon Kingdom movie.

In fact, Ye Chen has also known that Zhang Yimou has been helping him overtly and covertly.

Even in his most difficult times, he would stand up and speak out, saying that Ye Chen is a very good actor.

"Charlotte," the first film directed by Ye Chen, received overwhelming negative reviews, but after Zhang Yimou watched it, he immediately praised Ye Chen's film.

He also praised Ye Chen for his outstanding talent as a director.

In fact, Ye Chen kept Zhang Yimou's kindness to Ye Chen in mind, and he had also thought about it. If he had the opportunity in the future, he would use practical actions to repay his kindness.

The two parties then sat together and laughed and chatted.

This scene was seen by many managers, actors, and directors.

This also made these people in the industry couldn't help but take a high look at Ye Chen.

Even Yang Mi and Xiao Di were surprised.

Zhang Yimou can be said to be the ceiling among directors, he is usually very serious in speech.

Being able to become a lifelong friend with Zhang Yimou, even if Ye Chen does not need the other party to do any practical work, the relationship between the two of them can save Ye Chen a lot of trouble.

Everyone was even more moved by Ye Chen.

But thinking of Ye Chen's achievements in the past two years, everyone was relieved.

Because Ye Chen is indeed qualified to sit with Zhang Yimou.

When Ye Chen debuted, Dragon Kingdom movies were in an era of stagnant production.

The film industry is in a very depressed state.

It can be said that it was Ye Chen who single-handedly made the Dragon Kingdom movie popular.

Everyone knows Ye Chen’s contribution to Dragon Kingdom movies.

Therefore, it is not surprising that he can get such an attitude from the big guys.

Outside the private room, the theater was quickly filled with seats.

Similarly, the people in the cinema are all Ye Chen's die-hard movie fans. They got free movie tickets through lottery and came to watch the movie.

This is already Ye Chen's old rule.

In another cinema, in Hall [-] next door, "Mobile Phone" directed by Feng Xiaogang was also officially released.

There are a total of ten movies in this schedule.

Due to the popularity of Ye Chen's "Charlotte Trouble", it also brought a wave of comedy.

There are four comedy movies alone.

There are also two films from abroad.

The rest are romance films, cartoons and youth idol dramas.

Box office schedule.

"Mobile Phone" relied on Feng Xiaogang's wealth to obtain 28% of the film schedule.

Another blockbuster film, also starring Long Ge, a well-known actor in the country, received 18% of the film schedule.

A romance film starring a well-known domestic actress received 16% of the film schedule.

However, Ye Chen’s movie is only ranked fourth at 13%!

In fact, the reason why Ye Chen's film schedule is not high is because of the cost of Ye Chen's movie.

Even if it weren't for Ye Chen's reputation, the investment ratio of Ye Chen's movie would be even lower.

However, due to Ye Chen's appeal, as well as his connections and resources, Ye Chen's film received a fairly good number of films despite a small investment.

In short, although the movie "The Richest Man in Xihong City" is not as good as Feng Xiaogang's "Cell Phone", Ye Chen is still very satisfied.

The most important thing is that Ye Chen is confident that after the film is released, when the film gains a reputation, the film company will definitely reschedule the film.

Therefore, Ye Chen took a longer view.

It is worth mentioning that this time film critic Li Tao and his wife Xu Wei finally got the movie.

They missed "Wolf Warrior" last time, and this time the two finally got lucky and got free movie tickets.

In fact, Ye Chen's popularity is too high now, and there are many more fans who want to grab tickets than before.

The chance of grabbing movie tickets was very small. In fact, these were the two movie tickets that Li Xiaomeng specially asked the staff to leave for them.

Because Ye Chen said at the premiere of "Wolf Warrior" that he regretted not seeing Li Tao and Xu Wei, and even sent blessings from a distance.

Li Xiaomeng has been with Ye Chen for so long, and remembers every word Ye Chen says, so how could she let Ye Chen down?

So, she then went through some channels, got Li Tao's WeChat ID, and sent the movie tickets to them.

Li Tao and Xu Wei were sitting in the couple's seat.

Now their baby daughter is half a year old, chubby and very cute.

Xu Wei hugged her precious daughter and said to Li Tao: "Husband, do you think we can see Brother Ye?"

Li Tao said: "It should be okay. I just saw someone entering the box. Brother Li should be inside."

Xu Wei nodded and said: "I heard that Brother Ye is not the director this time. I wonder how this work will be?"

Li Tao smiled and said: "Don't worry, Brother Ye is obviously trying to train director Yan Fei in this movie, and he is the leading actor and has been on the set all the time. He will definitely take care of all the details. And when has Brother Ye ever let us down? "

"Although there are many people like Brother Heiye on the Internet, have you noticed that after Brother Ye posted a new Weibo, he didn't dare to take the lead anymore. Now Brother Ye's weight in the entertainment industry is not a newcomer that everyone can bully. You still remember Director Chen Kai, the number one anti-fan, who used to be a fan of Brother Ye every day, but now he is still conquered by Brother Ye?"

As the two people finished speaking, a man wearing a peaked cap, a large mask, and sunglasses on the side could not help but twitch the corner of his mouth!
This person is none other than Chen Kai.

Although he had reconciled with Ye Chen, as a great director, he still wanted to save face.

Although he knew that Ye Chen had invited many directors to VIP Cinema No. [-], after all, his relationship with Ye Chen was a bit awkward before, so he was too embarrassed to take the initiative to squeeze in.

However, he had already promised online that he would support Ye Chen's new movie, so he came.

As a result, before the movie even started, Li Tao and his wife were teasing him.

Chen Kai wasn't angry at all, just smiled bitterly.

Fortunately, I covered myself up tightly, it would have been so embarrassing if someone found out.

Chen Kai could only pretend not to hear and focus on the movie.

At the same time, fans watching the movie in the theater were also talking about it.

"I wonder if Brother Ye's second comedy movie will still be as funny."

"I think Brother Ye's product must be a high-quality product, and it can't be wrong."

“It’s finally about to start and I can’t wait.”

"Support Brother Ye!"

……

In the theaters of "The Richest Man" in major theaters across the country, movie fans are all staring at the big screen attentively.

They all hope that Ye Chen's movie can bring them the same happiness as his previous comedy "Charlotte Trouble".

At midnight sharp.

As the commercial ended, a scene from the movie "The Richest Man in Xihong City" appeared on the screen.

titles.

After the production company, producer, director and leading star appeared, the main film began to play.

At the beginning of the film, Wang Duoyu, played by Ye Chen, appeared on the scene.

In this movie, Ye Chen looks like a loser from the beginning.

It is completely different from the handsome and sharp-edged image he played before.

The whole person feels like the kind of person who reaches middle age but achieves nothing.

Although Ye Chen was wearing a suit and leather tie, he looked downcast and looked very funny.

Wang Duoyu wiped the gum from the corners of his eyes.

"As for the goalkeeping profession, the older you get, the more you become more demonic. I don't know which leader of your team caught this old demon like me in the middle of a huge crowd of people."

After Wang Duoyu finished speaking, the camera also showed Ye Chen's whole body.

At this time, Ye Chen was sitting on a wooden bench with a very casual expression.

But from Ye Chen's expression, it can be seen that he is still very nervous inside.

Ye Chen fully interprets the feeling of a middle-aged man like Wang Duoyu who has accomplished nothing and suddenly has an opportunity and wants to grab it.

"Although I am 37 this year, because I developed relatively late, fortunately I am currently at the peak of my body."

Wang Duoyu said, fearing that the other party would not believe it, he continued: "Coupled with my young mentality, I am confident that I will play until the age of 60, which is just in line with the legal retirement age in our country."

This performance immediately made the entire audience burst into laughter.

"Haha, that's so funny."

"Brother Ye's movie really won't disappoint us. It's full of laughter as soon as it appears."

"I originally thought that Brother Ye would brew it up, but it was just a joke from the beginning."

Then, the camera showed Mr. Jin played by Zhang Chen.

Mr. Jin was eating breakfast happily, and then politely asked Wang Duoyu if he wanted to eat something.

As a result, Wang Duoyu was so greedy that his saliva came out, and he couldn't wait any longer.

"You're welcome, I can deal with it casually."

After saying that, Wang Duoyu picked up the stool and moved forward.

As a result, he was full of laughter because he had never eaten such high-end food.

Later, Mr. Jin finally revealed Wang Duoyu's background.

Wang Duoyu was kicked out of the team for biting someone.

The past two years have been very depressing.

He even played in women's football, worked in Japanese fashion, and even worked as a nude model.

Seeing this scene, movie fans couldn't help laughing again.

"Haha, Brother Ye is so funny."

"I guess, playing women's football in women's clothing, Brother Ye is awesome."

"Brother Ye is a Japanese material and a model. It's so funny."

"Twenty years of playing experience, playing in the third-level team for a long time? Brother Ye is indeed a legendary gangster."

"I understand, Brother Ye's character is to eat and drink."

"You can actually fall asleep as a model. Can you please control it? I'm curious, what do you need to control?"

"Brother Ye went too far. He didn't even give me the full shot. How many dollars was left in the production fee? You really don't have enough money to tell us. It's a bad review."

"That's right, I want to watch the full shot, brother Ye is too disrespectful to our female compatriots."

"If it's all shot, I'll definitely give this movie a ten."

……

At the beginning of the movie, there was laughter in the theaters of "The Richest Man in Xihong City" in major theaters across the country.

The plot from the beginning was full of jokes, making movie fans laugh continuously.

The image of Wang Duoyu is also deeply reflected in the minds of movie fans, leaving a deep impression on everyone.

Li Tao couldn't help but say while watching the movie: "Brother Ye worked really hard for this movie, and he didn't even give up on his image."

Xu Wei said: "This is called showing up for art. This is the real artist. It's not like those little freshmen who rely on their faces and are careful about everything they do for fear of ruining their image."

"Yes, the reason why Brother Ye dares to act like this is because Brother Ye is a capable actor, so he pursues the quality of the film."

"Yes, I think Brother Ye is very charming no matter what appearance he is in. I like Brother Ye even more..."

In Xu Wei's heart, her idol is perfect.

Li Tao was not angry after hearing this, because he also liked Ye Chen very much and knew that his wife only worshiped Ye Chen as an idol.

Chen Kai on the side couldn't help but nodded after listening to the conversation between the two people.

"Xiaoye is really good and can devote himself to art. There are really not many young actors like him!"

(End of this chapter)