China Entertainment started in 2004

Chapter 302 Liu Yifei returns to China
The drama "The King of Kung Fu" is a co-production, jointly invested and filmed by the internationally renowned production company Lionsgate, the American Relativity Media company, and the domestic Huayi Brothers Media Group.

Filming started on May 5, with scenes shot in Anji, Dunhuang, Xianju, Wuyishan and Hengdian.

The film's U.S. release date has been targeted for 2008, when Lionsgate UK will be responsible for the film's distribution in the United Kingdom, Huayi Brothers Media Group will be responsible for the film's domestic promotion and distribution, and the U.S.-based Relativity Media will be responsible for sales of other films. National and regional distribution rights.

When Liu Yifei got this role, she originally agreed to join Hua Yi, but then she regretted it.

Naturally, both parties were somewhat unhappy.

At this point in time, Huayi is one of the overlords in the film and television industry.

Liu Yifei offended Huayi, which is equivalent to a soft ban.

Because Zhang Yimou only favors new actresses except Gong Li, it is difficult for Liu Yifei to have the opportunity to cooperate with him.

Gu Changwei and others are also making art films, and they will not use her either.

In the entire mainland film industry, apart from the films produced by the China Film Department, only the Beijing and Hong Kong films related to Huayi are left.

It was precisely because Hua Yi held a pivotal position in the film industry that Deng Chao wanted to squeeze into the film industry, so he went to hook up with her.

"Legend of Sword and Fairy" starring Liu Yifei is a TV series produced by Tang Dynasty.

He is not in the capital at the moment, but in a small county in the southwest for filming.

"No, in the car." Wang Shu replied.

This is the attitude an actor should have towards a great director.

Facts have proved that Huayi does have the energy to soft-block Liu Yifei.

"That's it!" Liu Yifei suddenly realized.

These days, unlike seven or eight years later, the difference between TV and film roles is no longer obvious.

Take Brother Hu for example. Even if he becomes a well-known actor in the future, he will still be polite and condescending when sending messages to Chen Jiashang.

It was not until 2017, ten years later, that he began to take on TV series again.

As for the field of TV dramas.
Although her current position is no longer acting in TV series, but to develop into the film industry.

After all, Wang Shu is a great director, so naturally he holds a lot of weight in Liu Yifei's heart.

At present, the status of TV celebrities is far lower than that of movie celebrities.

In other words, if you offend Hua Yi and you don't have connections in the northwest, it will be like being soft-blocked.

Of course, the television industry is full of hills, unlike the film industry which offended Hua Yi and others and offended most of the film industry.

"In the car?" Liu Yifei looked confused.

Liu Yifei is now very famous, and for the sake of her own reputation, she cannot bear the risks.

In this era, what matters is traffic. Although the class gap between TV drama fans and movie fans still exists, it is not as obvious as it was ten years ago.

One is one of the overlords in the film industry, and the other is one of the overlords in the television industry.

Of course, even in a new era, Liu Yifei has always been excluded from the Beijing circle.

Under such circumstances, in order to stabilize her status in the industry, Liu Yifei's team will only choose to cooperate with well-known TV drama production companies, even if they switch to the field of TV dramas.

"I'm back in Beijing. The filming of "Kung Fu King" is about to start. Get ready to go back to Beijing," Liu Yifei replied.

It was not until 2010 that Chen Jinfei hooked up with Hong Kong Island resources, which made Liu Yifei appear on the big screen again.

Since the two sides fell out, Liu Yifei has been involved in various negative news.

In the same drama as Hua Yi, Liu Yifei refused to post Tang Dynasty's announcement to the outside world and would no longer cooperate with Liu Yifei, nor any of her artists.

In the original timeline, Liu Yifei did not film any more TV series after she decided to develop into the film industry.

So, despite the many hills in television, she had few options.

Zhouyi Film and Television has declined, and now the TV series production company that is in the ascendant is Tangren.

Liu Yifei thought for a while, took out her mobile phone and sent a text message to Wang Shu: "Director Wang, are you busy filming?"

"I'm on my way to another location for filming," Wang Shu edited a text message to explain.

There is a natural correlation of interests between these two identities.

And...it also needs to be an excellent TV drama script.

Tangren wanted to sign Liu Yifei, but Liu Yifei refused.

"Haha, after this film is finished, will you become an international star in the future?" Wang Shu joked.

Although he and Liu Yifei rarely meet, they often send text messages to each other.

The film industry was softly blocked by Huayi, and the television industry was explicitly prohibited from cooperation by Tangren.

Wang Shu edited the text message: "Have you returned to the capital?"

As for Chengtian, there are many artists signed but not many resources.

But the fact is that she is not easy to get along with in the field of TV dramas.

However, the high number of people in the TV industry also means that except for a thriving film and television company like Tang Dynasty, which can tell whether the TV drama resources it controls are high-quality resources at a glance, it is difficult for many other companies to tell.

Then, capital entered the film and television industry, a new era began, and Huayi declined, so the so-called soft ban had little effect.

"The King of Kung Fu" is a co-production, starring Chen Long and Jet Li, and has always been very popular.

"You are thinking too much." Liu Yifei knew that Wang Shu was teasing and replied with a dark face.

When Wang Shu saw this reply, he stopped teasing him and edited the text message: "I'm not in Beijing now. When I get back to Beijing, we'll have time to have dinner together."

"Okay!" Liu Yifei agreed.

After answering, he edited the text message: "After I returned to Beijing, I heard that "Terror Cruise" directed by you has been screened internally and the response has been very good."

"Are you confident that the box office will exceed 3 million this time and achieve first place?"

This number one refers to the number one domestic movie box office.

"Well, if you want to ask if I have confidence, of course I will answer yes. But the reality is that 3 million box office is not something that can be achieved, so I just have confidence. As for what will happen, it depends on whether the audience will buy it. Yes." Wang Shu replied.

2007 is not 10 2017 years later.

The highest box office this year was only 2.82 million, which was achieved by the Hollywood blockbuster "Transformers".

Throughout the year, there was no movie with a box office of more than 3 million.

In fact, if the Film and Television Bureau had not issued a statement forcing "Transformers" to be released, this movie would have achieved better results.

With the popularity of "Transformers" when it was released, it is a sure thing that it will surpass "Titanic" which earned 40 million US dollars in the mainland.

In the end, due to the fate of the Film and Television Bureau, the box office was fixed at 2.82 million when it was released.

Otherwise, this will be a movie that breaks the record of "The Golden Armor" and becomes the second movie to exceed 3 million in domestic theaters.

Obviously, it is precisely because the box office trend of "Transformers" is likely to exceed 3 million and it will become the next "Titanic", so the Film and Television Bureau decided to order it to be released.

There is already a mountain that has been erected for nearly ten years and has not been climbed over. The Film and Television Bureau does not want another mountain to pop up.

Therefore, the box office of "Transformers" was fixed at 2.82 million and was forced to be released by the film and television bureau, instead of surpassing the 2.92 million of "The Golden Jacket" to become a new big mountain. "Titanic", released in 1998, was the first movie to exceed 3 million in domestic theaters.

It's just that this movie is not only a foreign language film, but also has little reference value for the film market at that time.

Because in 1998, the domestic movie box office for the whole year was only 14.4 billion, while the box office of "Titanic" was 3.2 million, accounting for one-fifth of the total.

This kind of box office myth is difficult for domestic films to replicate.

Under normal circumstances, when talking about the first domestic film to break hundreds of millions, it mainly refers to domestic films and does not include foreign language films.

In addition, the movie box office rankings will also only rank domestic movies separately, and then use this list to speak for itself.

These days, Hollywood blockbusters are absolutely a scourge for mainland filmmakers.

Take the movie "Transformers" for example. When it was released in the mainland, it was not like the overwhelming publicity when "The Golden Jacket" was released.

This Hollywood blockbuster was not promoted at all in China. Not only was the premiere omitted, but the main creative staff never came to promote it.

In this way, even though it was forced to be released by the film and television bureau, it earned 2.82 million at the box office.

As for domestic movies, all kinds of publicity are overwhelming, and the box office is only 100 or 200 million, and they cannot even exceed 100 million.

Therefore, if these foreign language films are also ranked together with domestic films, then domestic filmmakers will have no shame to speak.

Only by creating a list that only ranks domestic movies by box office can we speak loudly like an ostrich.

"I have confidence in Director Wang, and I can definitely exceed 3 million." Liu Yifei replied.

Wang Shu was noncommittal about this.

The market in 2007 was enough to support the emergence of movies with a box office of over million.

As long as the publicity and distribution is in place, "Terror Cruise" has a chance to exceed 300 million.

Although in 98, there were already domestic movies with sales exceeding 3 million, one-fifth of them cannot be replicated after all.

Under normal circumstances, it is basically impossible for a movie to exceed 3 million.

Now, under normal circumstances, there can be movies that exceed 3 million.

"Haha, I'll lend you some good words." Wang Shu didn't like to open champagne at halftime, so he didn't say anything in detail.

"My hunch is very accurate." Liu Yifei replied.

"Why did I feel a little panicked when I saw you say that?" Wang Shu saw Liu Yifei's reply and edited the teasing text message.

"Uh, I'm not going to lie to you, my hunch was really accurate!" Liu Yifei smiled happily when she saw Wang Shu's reply text message and edited the text message.

"Okay. When will "The King of Kung Fu" be launched?" Wang Shu edited the text message.

Liu Yifei curled her lips after reading the message. The content of the text message that changed the topic was too obvious. She did not dwell on the topic just now, but edited the text message to reply: "It should be in May."

"It's May. I should be returning to Beijing in late April. If you are still in Beijing then, I will treat you to dinner." Wang Shu edited the text message.

In Liu Yifei's eyes, this text message was still Wang Shu changing the subject. She said: "Okay, can I call you together then?"

"Is Shu Chang with you now?" Wang Shu asked in confusion after reading the text message.

"No, she's not here, but I will have dinner with her tonight." Liu Yifei replied.

"Okay, I'll call Shu Chang together when the time comes." Wang Shu edited the text message and replied.

The two continued chatting for a while before ending the exchange.

After a long journey, Wang Shu followed the crew to a small county in southwest China.

When I arrived at this place, the first thing I did was not to be busy with filming work, but to meet and have dinner with the staff of certain local departments.

After all, Wang Shu is now a big director and star. His being able to come here to shoot scenes will bring a lot of benefits to the local area.

Not to mention anything else, just the filming location, after the crew leaves, the local area can use this as a gimmick to attract tourists and boost the local economy.

Therefore, the staff of some local departments were not only very polite, but also opened the door to facilitate the crew's subsequent filming.

After these mundane matters were almost taken care of, the crew began filming in full swing.

At the same time, the news that Wang Shu and his group came to shoot the scene also spread throughout the local area, and many local residents came to watch.

Fortunately, staff from certain local departments provided help, which enabled the filming to proceed smoothly.

a few days later.

Mei Ting knocked on the door of Wang Shu's hotel room, walked in generously and asked, "Would you like to go out for a walk?"

"Huh?" Wang Shu looked confused and didn't want to go out.

This is a small county in the southwest. You can walk around during the day. At night, except for the square area, which is brightly lit, there is basically nothing to see in other places.

"It's not easy to come here. I don't have time during the day, so I have to go out at night." Mei Tiao said with a faint look in her eyes.

In fact, on this issue, Wang Shu could just say that when Mei Ting's role is completed, she can take a tour of the county before returning to Beijing.

But this answer is too straightforward.

So he pinched Mei Ting's face and said with a smile, "Okay!"

After saying that, they changed their clothes and went out together.

Before that, someone in the hotel saw Mei Ting knocking on the door and walking into Wang Shu's room. Now they saw the two of them going out together, and their suspicions were instantly dispelled.

Obviously, Mei Ting entered Wang Shu's room not to engage in some male-female matters, but to ask Wang Shu to go out together.

As we all know, Mei Ting is unfamiliar with the place here.

Among the crew, the person she is most familiar with is Wang Shu.

Therefore, it is normal to call Wang Shu when you go out.

"Director Wang, are you going out?" The young lady at the front desk asked concernedly when she saw Wang Shu and Mei Ting seemed to be going out.

"Yes." Wang Shu responded with a smile, and then explained, "Since I came here, I have been either on the set or in the hotel every day. I haven't gone out for a walk yet."

"While it's dark now, there are not only fewer people on the road, but it's also not easy to be recognized. Let's go out for a walk and get some fresh air."

This reason was perfect. The lady at the front desk also knew that Wang Shu did not want to be recognized and attract onlookers, so she immediately reminded: "Then you should be careful, after all, it is not as safe at night as during the day."

She was not worried about Wang Shu and Mei Ting encountering vicious gangsters when they went out, but she was talking about sneaking.

"Thank you. We will pay attention." Wang Shu responded with a smile.

With that said, under the watchful eyes of the young lady at the front desk, he and Mei Ting walked out of the hotel door.

Looking at the night surrounding her, Mei Ting said coldly: "That little sister just now seems to care about you very much?"

"Uh" Wang Shu opened his mouth, wanting to say that this was normal.

After all, he has also starred in several idol dramas. With his image as the leading actor in idol dramas, he will definitely make some young ladies fall in love with him.

It is abnormal to not please young ladies.

(End of this chapter)