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Chapter 504 [69] Showing affection at the Paris airport!
In the end, Chen Yu gave Ryan the contact information of Media Asia.

It wasn’t mainly a movie invested by his company, otherwise Chen Yu would have definitely had a good talk with him; but as for cooperation, there would be another chance next time.

"Narcos" will be released in North America soon, and I can use the connections of this guy in front of me then.

After the group said goodbye to CAA, Chen Yu also returned to the hotel.

Next, he has to fly to Japan for post-production on "Departures".

There are only a few days left until the deadline for film review at the 62nd Venice Film Festival. The end of June is the final deadline; Yojiro Takita must submit a copy of the film to the Venice officials before then.

***
Five days later, Paris, France.

Liu Yifei, who had just finished filming a scene, walked quickly towards the dressing room.

Cheng Long couldn't help but smile as he watched her walk in quickly, "Xixi's mom, is Chen Yu coming today?"

After nearly a month of filming, Cheng Long became very familiar with Liu Yifei and her daughter.

"Haha, brother, you figured it out?"

"This child is so impetuous. He has never been like this before..."

Liu Xiaoli shook her head and looked at Liu Yifei, who had removed her makeup and changed into a light gauze dress with long sleeves, and walked out with her bare face.

"Mom, let's go!"

Liu Yifei greeted and waved to Cheng Long with a smile: "Brother, I'm leaving first?"

"Is Chen Yu here?"

Cheng Long teased her, and Liu Yifei smiled sweetly: "Yes, the flight is at 8 o'clock!"

"Why don't you go pick him up in person? Let him take a taxi directly to the set!"

Cheng Long said so, but he could see the urgency in Liu Yifei's eyes. Liu Yifei just waved her hand and pulled the reluctant Liu Xiaoli out.

"You kid, your brother is talking to you!"

"I know, I told him..."

Liu Yifei bit her hairpin and braided her hair as she walked.

"Xiao Chen didn't tell you to go pick it up, you're such a pushover, why are you so anxious?"

Although Liu Xiaoli complained, she still followed Liu Yifei to the outside of the set; An Shaokang found a car for them to facilitate their travel in Paris.

The crew arranged a driver for them, who was responsible for picking up and dropping off the crew. Today, Liu Yifei temporarily recruited him.

The main reason was that Liu Xiaoli was not familiar with Paris, and although Liu Yifei could drive, she had not had time to get a driver's license; in the past few years, she was not old enough.

"I just want to see him as soon as possible!"

"Give him a surprise!"

Liu Yifei was giggling. She was so happy when she knew Chen Yu was coming a few days ago. Liu Xiaoli could even feel her daughter's joy.

"I don't know who it is. He was cursing me a few days ago..."

Liu Xiaoli imitated Liu Yifei's tone and said, "You didn't even come to see me, you have no conscience~~~"

"Mom, you're disgusting!"

Liu Yifei was not angry either. People are in high spirits when good things happen. Having her boyfriend come is better than anything else.

"I don't know who is disgusting!"

"Come here, Xiao Chen. I have to have a good talk with him!"

Liu Xiaoli tried to hold back her laughter, but Liu Yifei kept checking her watch and her phone from time to time. Her expression was like that of a girl waiting for her husband to return home.

The mother and daughter arrived at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport an hour early, thanks to the crew getting off work early today; filming in Hollywood is different from filming in China and is relatively easy.

After all, we focus on the work system. For example, if we shoot during the day, we take a break after shooting for 8 hours.

The same is true at night.

Unlike in China, you may have to work overtime to shoot; this is also the reason why their film investment costs are higher, there are more staff and the shooting progress is slow.

But the advantage is that there is rest and free time, which is more humane.

If you squeeze the production, the Screen Actors Guild will come after you.

Liu Yifei bought a cup of coffee at the airport. The mother and daughter sat there wearing sunglasses, waiting for the plane to land.

When she opens her phone, she subconsciously looks for news about Chen Yu. This has almost become Liu Yifei's daily routine. She pays more attention to him than herself. She is too lazy to even read news about herself, but she just likes to read news about Chen Yu.

Especially...some gossip.

For example, the story about him and Zhang Ziyi was very detailed; and there was also the Japanese girl Hirosue Ryoko. When Chen Yu went to do the post-production of "Departures", the media reported that he had a tryst with Hirosue Ryoko.

So Chen Yu has a lot of rumored girlfriends now. She is of course ranked first, but other female stars probably have some gossip too.

Of course Liu Yifei felt uncomfortable watching it, but she just liked watching it. What if...she saw the paparazzi taking pictures of him with other female stars?

Unfortunately, the paparazzi are not very effective and all of them are just making up headlines.

"It's boring..."

Liu Yifei bit her lip. She was really bored. After reading the news, she started playing the Snake game again.

At present, she has changed to the same Nokia 7610 as Chen Yu, hers is the red one and Chen Yu's is the white one. The media has not yet taken pictures of the couple's phones. One reason is that they just bought them before the New Year, and the other is that they don't have much time together.

This new phone was released in the middle of last year. It comes with the Symbian S60 system, can install a lot of software, and has a 100-pixel camera. It takes very sharp photos and was Nokia's flagship phone last year.

This year's N70 was just released last month and is still hard to buy.

Usually Liu Yifei and Chen Yu chat through QQ on their mobile phones; text messages have been basically eliminated.

However, the video is still viewed through the laptop's camera; mobile phones currently do not support this.

"Tell you not to be impatient!"

"Look, there's still half an hour left..."

Liu Xiaoli was getting impatient while waiting, but Liu Yifei was staring at the crowds at the airport with a look of deep anticipation on her face.

People are always happiest when they are close to happiness.

This is the case with Liu Yifei right now.

Compared to Saturday, Friday afternoon seems to make people happier. The feeling of anticipation is always happier than having something.

After finally hearing the notification sound that the flight from Tokyo to Paris was about to arrive, Liu Yifei's expression was startled. She raised her head and, with her black hair loose, she was already walking towards the passenger exit.

"We still need to take our luggage..."

Liu Xiaoli shouted there and shook her head helplessly; a girl is no longer under the control of her mother when she grows up, and Liu Yifei obviously no longer listens to anything her old mother says.

But to Liu Xiaoli's surprise, Chen Yu appeared in her sight in less than 5 minutes.

This kid, just ran out without taking his luggage?
Liu Yifei rushed towards Chen Yu like a bird entering the forest; Chen Yu opened his arms and hugged Liu Yifei tightly in his arms with a happy face. Smelling the familiar fragrance at his nose, Chen Yu couldn't help but hugged her and turned around a few times.

Liu Yifei hugged Chen Yu's neck tightly, feeling the brief reunion after the pain of separation.

"How long have you been waiting?"

Chen Yu glanced at his mother-in-law who was standing there with her bag and waved to her, but suddenly he felt a strong heat on his mouth.

Liu Tongxie is more proactive than Chen Yu.

She probably thought there shouldn't be many paparazzi at the airport, so the two of them had a passionate kiss and also experienced the local French wet and dry customs.

Liu Xiaoli watched from the side and turned her head away with disdain.

Although she understands that the two young people haven't seen each other for a long time and are expressing their love for each other after separation, but you two are public figures after all, can you pay attention to the impact? !
After a long time, their lips parted.

Looking at Liu Yifei with red cheeks and a bit of a sullen look in her eyes, Chen Yu couldn't help but hold her in his arms again.

"You stinky guy, you only come to see me once a month!"

She knocked on Chen Yu's chest twice and whispered in his ear, "Hubby, I miss you!"

"Yeah, I missed you too!"

Chen Yu hugged her like this and came to Liu Xiaoli. He had no idea that he had kidnapped her daughter. He smiled slightly and said, "Auntie!"

"Let's go!"

Have you finally finished pouring out your heart?

Liu Xiaoli glanced at the two of them unhappily, but Chen Yu glanced behind him and said, "Junjun is helping me with my luggage!"

"No wonder you came out so quickly, huh?"

There was a sting in Liu Xiaoli's voice. Liu Yifei, who was leaning on Chen Yu's shoulder, laughed secretly and pinched Chen Yu's waist. Chen Yu obviously heard it and gave a dry laugh.

The mother-in-law scolded him because he was in love.

You didn't do this when you were dating Yifei's dad? Chen Yu only dared to complain in his heart. When Qiu Junjun caught up with the luggage, the group walked out of the airport and got on the car.

Indeed, few people abroad know Chen Yu, not to mention that he is wearing a baseball cap.

how to say!

Many celebrities are impossible to recognize at first sight even if they are standing in front of you; Chen Yu certainly has fans in Paris, but that doesn’t mean they can recognize him at first sight; what’s more, foreign paparazzi are not that idle.

This is also the reason why Liu Yifei and Chen Yu can be so bold.

They can only be so unbridled in a foreign country; even in Japan and Hong Kong, they can no longer express anything.

But... just wait a few more months and the two of them can be together openly.

Even showing affection at the airport is fine.

"almost!"

Chen Yu was already counting down. As the car sped along the Paris highway, Chen Yu asked Liu Yifei, who was leaning against him, "Have you arranged your trip?"

"What's the itinerary?"

"It's a honeymoon trip!"

Chen Yu was joking, but Liu Yifei laughed and hit him: "What honeymoon? I have to shoot a movie tomorrow!"

"I know. After filming, can't we go shopping in Paris at night?"

"Or maybe we can go out and play when we're not busy?"

Paris is the city of romance, and people in later generations have complained about it. But the air is filled with the scent of romance, which is actually the hormonal smell of Parisians who urinate and pee everywhere.

You can smell the turbid smell in the water along the Seine River, but there are still many places to visit, such as Notre Dame de Paris, the Eiffel Tower, the Arc de Triomphe, the Louvre... If all else fails, you can just stroll along the Champs-Elysées.

It is a paradise for women, and luxury stores from all over the world are gathered there.

"whatever!"

"You look at the plan, I can do it!"

Liu Yifei looked up at Chen Yu, her eyes full of love: "How many days do you plan to stay here?"

"Half a month, I'll spend some time with you, and I'll go back around the 20th!"

"Really?"

Liu Yifei's happy eyebrows curved into a crescent shape. She hugged Chen Yu's arm tightly, pretending to rub it, making small movements and strange expressions!
"Yeah, nothing much. I'll go back on the 20th to prepare for the premiere of Initial D!"

"Why so early? Isn't summer vacation good?"

June 6th, one week before summer vacation. When Liu Yifei learned about this time, she was actually quite surprised.

"The competition is so fierce during the summer season that I even withdrew a movie from my company and put it off for release in August!"

"Ren Changxia" was originally scheduled for July 7st, but Chen Yu had it changed to August 1st, and of course the distributor was China Film. The film was changed not because they were afraid that there would be too many blockbusters and no screenings. It has political significance, so the number of screenings doesn't really matter.

Chen Yu withdrew his film from the schedule mainly to make way for "Initial D".

In its previous life, "Initial D" was released earlier, on the 19th. It broke many records in the first week and took in 3500 million at the box office. However, in the second week, it collides with "Ren Changxia", which directly reduced the screening schedule.

The final total box office in mainland China was 6300 million, ranking fourth among domestic films of the year and sixth among all films.

"China Film Group cannot distribute major Hong Kong films, so we can only turn to Bona Film Group; Bona Film Group is the first private distributor, but there are too many Hollywood blockbusters in the summer vacation, including Tsui Hark's Seven Swords!"

"Director Liu Weiqiang's fame in mainland China is not as high as his... so I can only sit in the front row!"

"Infernal Affairs" is very famous, but Liu Weiqiang and Mai Zhaohui are actually not very well-known in mainland China.

The box office success of "Initial D" in its previous life was more due to the distribution of Bona and Jay Chou's box office appeal; his popularity in mainland China was very high in 05, and "Initial D" was his first film, so the anticipation was even greater.

But now, Chen Yu's fame and influence in the mainland are obviously greater than his; the only thing he lacks may be a publicity gimmick as good as his.

The release of a movie in which I play the leading role for the first time is a great publicity boost.

This will attract many of his fans to buy tickets as part of the first wave of events, creating a hot scene on the first day; this will have a great impact on subsequent screenings.

The previous version of "Initial D" had a box office of 700 million on the first day, setting a first-day record that year; the media used two big words - sweep.

In this life, Media Asia put all its publicity on Chen Yu's one-shot car racing scene; the response has been quite good so far, and many of Chen Yu's fans are looking forward to it.

As for whether he could surpass Zhou Jielun’s initial popularity in his previous life, Chen Yu was not quite sure.

The only thing he knows is that in the long run he is much more stable than Jay Chou.

This is a contest of fan freshness.

Zhou Jie Lun has never acted in a movie, so this is his first one and of course his fans will buy it; if Chen Yu were to record an album, his fans would definitely buy it crazily, the same goes for it; but whether Chen Yu's fans can create heat again for his movie depends on his basic base and the movie's reputation.

In fact, even if there is not 700 million on the first day, but 600 million, Chen Yu can guarantee that the final box office will exceed that of the previous life.

This is the reputation he has accumulated through his success in movies step by step. Obviously, it is not something that Zhou Jielun, who is making a movie for the first time, can copy.

"I'm so looking forward to it. This is your first movie with a leading role!"

Liu Yifei looked at her boyfriend with great energy, but she was vaguely worried in her heart.

This kind of thing is a double-edged sword.

If he succeeds, Chen Yu's position will be immediately consolidated and he will have no rivals in the country. Take "Wolf Warrior 2" for example, he will have swept the country to the top of the box office. If he fails, then he is just famous, and otherwise he is no different from an ordinary actor.

It’s almost the same as Liu Dehua.

Without box office appeal, capital will never look upon you highly, even though Chen Yu himself is the capital.

"No, Director Liu and his team also have appeal!"

Infernal Affairs also has a fan base.

“The one that really takes the cake is actually ‘Narcos’, that’s the real test!”

"Now, it's just a test of the waters..."

Chen Yu stroked Liu Yifei's hair, just like petting a cat. Liu Yifei leaned in Chen Yu's arms and pouted comfortably: "Yeah, then will "Drug Agent" be released during the Lunar New Year? Wouldn't the competition be even greater?"

It also clashes with his own movie "A World Without Thieves". It is said that Chen Kaige's "The Promise" will also be released at the end of the year.

Liu Yifei suddenly felt that Chen Yu was in a difficult situation!

It’s not at all as glamorous as outsiders say.

Now "Initial D" is in the summer season, and another "A World Without Thieves" is in the Lunar New Year season... If it were to be next year, the summer season would be filled with blockbusters again.

For the first time, she realized that for an actor, fame was enough, without the pressure of box office.

This is also a challenge that many actors need to face.

But 99.99% of actors cannot achieve this level of ability.

Unexpectedly, Chen Yu shook his head, smiled at Liu Yifei and said, "No, I plan to release it during the Spring Festival!"

"Spring Festival?"

Liu Yifei was so shocked that she sat up from Chen Yu's arms, and asked in confusion: "You don't work during the Spring Festival, how can you release it?"

I keep making fun of myself every day.

Chen Yu laughed: "Then I will... let them go to work!"

“I subsidize the cinema’s overtime pay!”

Chen Yu seemed to be speaking casually, but in fact this was indeed his plan.

Liu Yifei thought this guy must be crazy. Who would go to the movies during the Spring Festival?

"So, if I want to release it during the Spring Festival, the prerequisite is that my Initial D and A World Without Thieves must be successful at the box office!"

Only by pushing it forward step by step and creating his box office myth can he completely open up the miracle of the Spring Festival just like Stephen Chow and "Avatar" in his previous life.

The current Chen Yu is undoubtedly unable to achieve this.

"'Initial D' is the first wave of testing the waters!"

Chen Yu is not worried about "A World Without Thieves". With Feng Xiaogang, Huayi and the Chinese version of Mr. and Mrs. Smith, the box office will definitely be a hit. The only suspense is the one that is about to be released!
This is indeed one of the films that proves how large Chen Yu's box office base is.

The previous "House of Flying Daggers" was more because of Zhang Yimou; and "Kung Fu" was because of Stephen Chow.

Now Liu Weiqiang's fame is not as great as theirs, so... Chen Yu can only rely on himself.

If it succeeds, it will at least prove that no actor in China can replace Chen Yu.

whoosh-

The car drove towards the Champs-Elysées. Chen Yu planned to have a meal with Liu Yifei first, and then stroll along the street.

Before dawn, Chen Yu enjoyed the rare tranquility of life!
(End of this chapter)