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Chapter 353 Breaking the Record!
On the long red carpet, Chen Shiping walked with firm steps. Tao Huimin held his arm and waved to the camera with a smile.

Chen Shiping had a smile on his face, but he did not stop for a moment and walked along the long red carpet in just one and a half minutes.

Many foreign reporters were still calling Chen Shiping's name in broken Chinese and wanted to ask him a few questions.

Unfortunately, Chen Shiping seemed not to hear it.

The reporters did not put down their cameras until Chen Shiping's figure disappeared into the Duanmen Gate.

The reporters took a lot of photos, but it was rare to see Chen Shiping and his wife attending any events together.

This is the perfect couple in the circle.

It’s just that no one treats them as directors and actors now.

But it’s Mr. Chen and Mrs. Chen.

The baton for Chen Shiping's last work, Uncharted, has been passed on.

Zhang Yimou took over the baton and ran to the finish line smoothly.

The title of Director Chen has completely disappeared from today.

From now on, when people mention Chen Shiping, they will no longer refer to him as Director Chen, but as General Manager Chen, Chairman Chen, or even Director Chen or Department Director Chen. Who knows what will happen in the future?

After Chen Shiping and Tao Huimin walked into Duanmen, they sat in the rest area and waited.

To be honest, choosing Duanmen as the venue for the premiere was not a good choice.

The venue was all open-air, so we could only sit outside and our every move would be seen.

However, the publishing team deliberately chose this place. It is the main gate of the Forbidden City, and it is where the emperor would set up his ceremonial guard when he traveled.

So it’s a kind of lucky draw, and it also responds to the theme of the movie.

The wrath of the dragon spreads from here to all corners of the world!

The Duanmen Gate also appeared in the Uncharted movie.

It can be considered as an echo between the movie and reality.

Zhang Yimou is not as famous as Chen Shiping, nor does he have as strong market appeal, so he can only do more on publicity and promotion.

What's more, this is a sequel to the previous film, and it would be difficult to give the market and the audience confidence without some gimmicks.

In the square behind Duanmen, Chen Shiping and Tao Huimin sat together chatting.

The entire venue is open-air, and every move you make while sitting there will be seen by others.

Chen Shiping kept a standard smile on his face, but whispered that after the premiere, the two of them would go out for a midnight snack.

"How about a barbecue? Have some barbecue and drink some beer."

Tao Huimin sat there, smiling and waving to an old friend not far away, and then whispered, "You want me to eat at a roadside stall in a dress?"

"Uh isn't that romantic?"

“Only waves.”

"Okay, let's go home and eat dumplings."

Chen Shiping was a little disappointed, as he had wanted to have some wheat juice today.

The flash lights are still flashing on the red carpet outside the Duanmen Gate. There are many guests coming here tonight.

Many celebrity actors came to show their support.

Later on, the princess will stand on the city wall and sing the theme song.

At this time, in a car not far from Duanmen, Zhang Yimou was feeling a little nervous. He didn't know whether he would be welcomed and applauded by everyone when he appeared on stage later.

Even though I have walked the red carpet many times, I have never been as nervous as this time!
In the past, he always made art films which he was familiar with, but this time he is in the unfamiliar commercial film field. Will his identity as a great director still be recognized?

Soon the car he was riding in arrived at the red carpet entrance. The moment the door was opened, the flash light illuminated Zhang Yimou in the car.

He got out of the car with a calm expression and walked onto the red carpet surrounded by the leading actress Zhang Ziyi and the second leading actress Amami Yuki.

The male lead Wu Yanzu, Liu Dehua and Wei Zongwan walked behind them and waved to the media.

The reporters were very enthusiastic about these actors, as they were the ones in the first film.

Liu Dehua is a little unfamiliar. He is a new character added in the second part.

The red carpet was very long, the gate was very solemn, the flashlights in the hands of the reporters kept flashing, but there were not many people making any noise.

He seemed to be worried that speaking louder would destroy the solemnity of the place.

It was not until Zhang Yimou and his companions walked into the Duanmen Gate that the reporters on both sides of the red carpet began to whisper.

Everyone is discussing how unique this premiere was.

The whole person didn't dare to breathe heavily.

All the guests and main creators entered, and reporters also began to enter one after another.

In the square inside Duanmen, the staff of China Film Corporation have set up the latest digital projector.

This is a great opportunity to show off, and we must showcase our achievements!
Chen Shiping was very satisfied with the big machine, and couldn't help but said to Tao Huimin in a boastful tone: "I remember a few years ago you said that I was useless in my technical studies?"

Tao Huimin rolled her eyes at him and said, "You little man who holds a grudge."

Chen Shiping: "." You don't bear grudges! You still bring up the time I teased you ten years ago!

Soon everyone took their seats according to their numbers, and the princess stood under the spotlight in a black dress at the top of the Duanmen Gate.

Tao Huimin looked at the princess at the Duanmen Gate and whispered to Chen Shiping, "I heard she wants a divorce."

"Haven't you divorced yet?" Chen Shiping asked curiously. He remembered that they seemed to have divorced a long time ago.

It is not surprising that the princess divorced. Living apart is the norm. Both of them are emotional and impulsive people, so divorce is very normal.

Dou Wei is not an obedient child, and the princess is not a good girl either. This is not surprising at all.

Tao Huimin whispered, "Do you know how we got divorced?"

Chen Shiping shook his head knowingly.

Tao Huimin snorted and said, "Dou Wei cheated on his wife and was caught by the princess when she got home."

"That's totally wrong!" Chen Shiping followed up with a complaint.

Tao Huimin glanced at him, and everything was said without words.

Chen Shiping laughed awkwardly. He would never make such a mistake anyway.

Who the hell cheats on their partner, especially at home? How can you be so unreasonable?

Even if we can find a small forest!
You have to be at home!

Exciting, right? Now it's exciting to get a divorce.

Chen Shiping tried to change the subject and asked, "Have they divorced? Whose child is it?"

"The divorce agreement has been signed, but the divorce hasn't been formalized yet. The princess just wants the child."

"The child is pitiful. He doesn't have a complete family at such a young age. What will happen to him in the future? I wouldn't dare to think about it if it was Xiao Xiulin."

As Chen Shiping spoke, he glanced at Tao Huimin out of the corner of his eye.

Tao Huimin heard the implication of Chen Shiping's words, but nodded in agreement. The greatest harm to children is caused by their parents' divorce.

Divorce is never a matter between a husband and wife.

To put it nicely, marriage is your own, but how many people don't involve two families when getting married?

What's more, for a family with children, divorce is not their own business.

It is normal to divorce without love, but it will hurt the children.

After divorce, you need to take better care of your loved one to make up for the missing love.

But looking at Dou Jingtong's later condition, it was clear that the princess did not take good care of her.

She divorced and started dating Chef Xie, and neglected her children.

It’s just hard to comment!

After the couple sat down and chatted about gossip for a while, the princess finished singing.

The show is over and the next one begins!
A martial arts performance, a man in a flying fish suit and a group of pirates fought on the city wall. It was a stage play, and Zhang Yimou spent almost two months to create it.

The battlements of the city wall also have prop waves rising up and blue lights echoing each other, creating a great atmosphere.

Chen Shiping felt that Zhang Yimou should really become this kind of stage director.

People on the city wall were constantly shot down and fell from it, and the reporters in the audience were terrified and applauded.

It’s lively, the more lively the better, we’ll promote it later!

Soon the performance on the city wall ended, and two actors in flying fish costumes jumped down from the city wall more than ten meters apart, pulling down a huge screen along the city wall.

The moment they landed, the lights in Duanmen Square and on the city wall went out instantly, and the beam of light from the digital projector shot out violently.

A big dragon logo appeared on the screen!

Uncharted: Wrath of the Dragon premieres now!
The audience and reporters present were still unable to react. As the title kept changing, they came back to their senses from the shock.

Everyone couldn't help but applaud wildly. This premiere was really well thought out!

Zhang Yimou listened to the applause and a smile appeared on his face, as big as a steamed dumpling, with wrinkles all over his face.

This premiere is a success!

Tao Huimin was also amazed by this unique opening, and couldn't help but touch Chen Shiping and whispered, "Who came up with this program?"

"Zhang Yimou, that's quite interesting."

“Well, this premiere can become a classic too.”

"We still have to watch the movie. I won't say any more. Let's watch the movie seriously."

The two of them calmed down and began to watch the movie seriously.

The movie is two hours long, and the first three minutes of the naval battle grabs everyone's attention.

Judging from the fighting and special effects scenes, it is much better than the first one, and the various special effects shots are very attractive.

This surprised the audience, as the curse that sequels were always terrible movies was broken.

How many Godfather movies are there in film history?

When the movie ended, everyone stood up and applauded.

Chen Shiping also stood up and kept applauding Zhang Yimou.

Zhang Yimou's face was beaming with joy at this moment, and he felt that the heavy stone in his heart had finally been lifted.

The applause was loud, which showed that everyone was not just clapping out of adoration, but because they thought the movie was good from the bottom of their hearts.

At this time, in movie theaters everywhere, the premiere of Uncharted had also ended. The same situation was seen in almost every theater, and everyone was applauding.

Zhang Yimou took the microphone and said: "I was nervous for a long time when I took over this film from Mr. Chen. This is my first time shooting a commercial blockbuster, and I was not sure about it.

Mr. Chen always told me, don’t be nervous, I believe in you, even if you don’t believe in yourself, you have to believe in your colleagues in the entire crew.”

Zhang Yimou paused for a moment, looked at the eyes and said with a smile: "I was wondering at the time, was he afraid that the second part would not be good and deliberately asked me to take the blame?"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone present laughed and looked at Chen Shiping who was also laughing.

Zhang Yimou waited until everyone finished laughing before continuing, “Actually I don’t like to talk much, but I’ve been holding these words in for two years and I feel like I have to get them out.

Uncharted is a very successful movie, breaking the Asian box office record. I have always been under a lot of pressure, but after hearing everyone's applause today, I think this record should be broken again!"

After Zhang Yimou finished speaking, everyone applauded. They also felt that this time they might be able to break the Asian box office record again.

Cheng Kaige was also at the scene at this time. He felt very uncomfortable when he heard Zhang Yimou say that he wanted to break the Asian box office record.

How come I’m being left behind again just when I just caught up with my old classmates?

Why didn’t Chen Shiping ask me to shoot the sequel at that time!

Cheng Kaige couldn't help but shake his head when he thought about it. If Chen Shiping had really approached him at that time, he would probably have turned him down.

He was very arrogant at that time.

Why would you shoot a sequel to someone else's movie?

Cheng Kaige laughed in his heart for a long time because Zhang Yimou took on the sequel.

The happier I was at the beginning, the more sad I am now.

What are you laughing at? I can’t laugh now!

After Zhang Yimou's opening remarks, it was time for reporters to ask questions.

Chen Shiping took Tao Huimin away before the questioning began.

What's interesting about the reporters' questions? They're just some gossip behind the scenes of the movie and rumors about the actors.

Let’s go home and eat dumplings!

After eating dumplings, I played with my sister-in-law, but since she was not there, I could only have a few passionate rolls with Xiao Baicai.

The next morning, Chen Shiping was still asleep when the cell phone on the bedside table rang.

He picked up the phone dazedly and asked, "Who is this? What's up?"

"Mr. Chen! The box office of Uncharted is out!"

"Oh," Chen Shiping suddenly opened his sleepy eyes and asked, "You said the box office figures are out?"

"Correct!"

“How much was the box office at the premiere?”

"The first-day box office in Asia is 11 million US dollars!"

"That's all?"

There was silence on the other end of the phone, and after a while, he said, "Mr. Chen, there were only four screenings at yesterday's premiere."

"Oh, I forgot." Chen Shiping rubbed his temple and sobered up a little before asking, "How was the public opinion feedback today?"

"It's all red, almost all positive reviews, media from all over the world have given it extremely high praise, that's it."

"Just what?"

"They all say the second one is much better than the first one."

Chen Shiping laughed and said, "That's a good thing. No need to be so cautious. I don't care about that."

The person on the other end of the phone breathed a sigh of relief. He didn't want to be scolded when reporting the good news to his leader early in the morning.

Tao Huimin ran in from outside at this time, looked at Chen Shiping and asked in a low voice: "How much is the box office?"

After Chen Shiping gestured twice, he continued to make phone calls to inquire about the subsequent publicity and promotion arrangements.

At this time, on the other side of the capital, Zhang Yimou also received a call. He was so surprised and happy at home for a long time.

Surpassing Chen Shiping is just around the corner!
He is undoubtedly the number one director in China!

Zhang Yimou’s happiness is far from over. In the entire Asian region, Uncharted is the box office champion among all the movies released during the same period!

It is also the global box office champion in the same period!

The media also released information about yesterday's premiere.

Many viewers who haven't seen the movie yet were eager to watch it after seeing the good reviews in the newspapers.

Go, go, go and check it out during the weekend!
However, many people were "surprised" to find out when they arrived at the cinema that the tickets were sold out!

The cinema staff have put up notice boards.

Today's Uncharted: Wrath of the Dragon movie tickets are all sold out!

The reporters who came to interview were stunned. They had already obtained the data of yesterday's premiere, and the box office of 10 million was impressive.

But I didn’t expect it to be even more popular the next day!

Maybe it can break the single-day box office record for Asian films!
Even the total box office chance is not impossible.

When Zhang Yimou said this yesterday, many people were not so convinced.

Now I really believe it!

Record-breaking!
(End of this chapter)