China Entertainment started in 2004

Chapter 435 2.43
On January 2009, 1, two weeks after the movie was released, "Travel to Taipei" grossed 4 million yuan in mainland theaters.

Breaking 3 million is just around the corner.

These days, piracy is rampant on the Internet. Both "Travel to Taipei" and "If You Are the One" have already had uncensored versions on the Internet.

Moreover, due to the imperfect laws and the shameless operations of a large number of video websites such as Youku and Tudou, it cannot be stopped.

Many of the pirated videos on video websites are secretly uploaded to the website by the website’s employees who create secondary accounts and pretend to be users.

If Wang Shu's Yikeshu company reports pirated videos to these websites, Youku, Tudou and other websites will pretend to remove the user's pirated videos.

Then it is put on the shelves and then uploaded again using another small account.

If the video websites do it intentionally, it is impossible to eliminate it.

Many years later, a popular movie can stay in theaters for at least three months, and even in the third month it can still have good box office revenue.

This was not the case in 2009.

"Trip to Taipei", which has been released in theaters for two weeks, has exhausted two-thirds of its potential due to a combination of various factors, leaving only one-third.

This one-third will help increase the mainland box office of "Travel to Taipei" to around 3.5 million yuan.

Any more and it would be just fantasy.

However, even if it was only 3.5 million, it is still the highest-grossing single film in mainland China.

Not only is it the highest, it is also far ahead of other Chinese-language film directors.

This is because if "If You Are the One" breaks 3 million, then Feng Xiaogang will only be the second film director in mainland China to have a single film break 3 million box office.

The other one was Wang Shu.

In addition, Wang Shu is the first Chinese-language film director to have a single movie gross over 3 million yuan in mainland theaters.

"The Wolf of Wall Street" is about to be released in North American theaters, and Matt Damon, as the leading actor and producer, has already begun promoting the movie.

Tomorrow, January 1th, Wang Shu will travel to the United States to participate in the film promotion tour.

Han Sanping organized a dinner party to see Wang Shu off.

"I heard that you are very confident of winning an Oscar this time?" Han Sanping toasted Wang Shu and asked curiously.

He looked at Wang Shu and couldn't help but sigh in his heart. When he first met Wang Shu a few years ago, he just thought he was a young man with some clever ideas. Although he admired him, he didn't take it too seriously.

In just a few years, it has grown to this point.

Now we even hear that he is confident of winning an Oscar.

When he first learned about this, he thought Wang Shu was joking, but later he discovered that Wang Shu seemed to be serious.

Although he didn't know where Wang Shu got his confidence from, based on his understanding of Wang Shu, if he didn't have confidence, Wang Shu would not have shown a confident attitude again and again.

There must be a reason why Wang Shu is so confident.

"I do have some confidence." Wang Shu raised his glass and clinked it with Han Sanping's. Although he didn't like drinking, as his status and position improved, he had too many social engagements, and most of the time he had to pretend to take a few sips.

I didn't drink too much, I was just pretending.

"Is "The Wolf of Wall Street" really special?" Han Sanping now knew that Wang Shu was not confident in "The Piano Tuner", but in "The Wolf of Wall Street" which has not yet been released.

Wang Shu smiled and said, "It's hard to explain this right now, but you'll understand after the movie is released."

Han Sanping nodded without asking any more questions.

When he saw Wang Shu's answer, he was certain that Wang Shu was indeed confident of winning an Oscar, and he became more and more curious about the movie.

However, these were not the main points of the dinner. Han Sanping then asked, "If you win an award at the Oscars this time, would you ever return to China to make another blockbuster movie?"

China Film Group has been investing in films directed by many well-known domestic directors. Han Sanping's desk is filled with revenue data reports of many projects.

There is a saying that if there is no comparison, there will be no harm.

The table on the desk clearly shows the data of each film project.

The films directed by Wang Shu not only lead the diversified development and vitality of mainland Chinese commercial films, but are also the projects with the greatest profits.

Compared with him, many other so-called famous directors are just bragging.

Therefore, Han Sanping, who is ambitious and loves blockbusters, still wants to continue working with Wang Shu.

China Film Group’s blockbuster projects will not stop. Instead of working with directors who only boast about their work, it is better to continue working with Wang Shu.

Wang Shu was somewhat helpless when he heard this question, because Han Sanping had asked this question more than once. He said, "We'll talk about it when the time comes. If I have a project over there, I probably won't have time to return home."

When you first arrive in Hollywood, regardless of whether you have won anything during the awards season, you must press on to gain a foothold in Hollywood as quickly as possible.

If you try to play both sides, you will probably end up with nothing good for either side.

Coupled with other reasons, Wang Shu has no intention of making Chinese-language films in China in the short term.

However, Han Sanping is the boss of China Film Group after all, so he cannot refuse directly and has to respond in a more tactful way.

Han Sanping also knew that Wang Shu had his own ideas. In addition, with Wang Shu's ability, he had no shortage of investment, so he could only pretend to sigh.

Seeing this, Wang Shu raised his glass and toasted him.

He knew in his heart that Han Sanping took the top position in China Film Corporation in order to make great achievements and leave a name for himself.

However, he paid the money, suffered the humiliation, and those people in Hong Kong Island were all well-fed, but he did not get the effect he wanted.

The appearance of Wang Shu gave him hope.

So he really wanted to cooperate with Wang Shu. China Film Corporation would provide the money and manpower to pave the way, and Wang Shu would direct the film. The powerful combination would create a new era of Chinese-language films.

And he can also go further in this position!
And decades later, when people talked about the history of Chinese-language films, they listed Han Sanping's achievements in detail, filling up several pages.

Who would have thought that Wang Shu would actually go to Hollywood.

Han Sanping felt miserable, but he didn't say it.

Wang Shu saw Han Sanping sighing, and although he pretended not to see it, he actually felt a little embarrassed.

It is undeniable that his cooperation with China Film Group has always been dominated by China Film Group.

However, if it weren't for China Film Corporation, he would not have been able to get to where he is today with his background.

Moreover, Han Sanping also took great care of him.

Not only did he not interfere with his casting in film projects, he was also very considerate of him in work and social interactions.

It can even be said that it is because of Han Sanping's support and care that the talents in the Beijing circle are so honest.

Otherwise, with the connections and power of those people in the Beijing circle, there are ten thousand ways to make him either bow his head and act like a dog, or fail to survive.

There is no doubt that Han Sanping took great care of him in these aspects.

That's why Wang Shu was in a dilemma.

Because he knew clearly that Han Sanping had offended many people after taking the top position in China Film Corporation.

Given Han Sanping's age, even if he was removed from the top position at China Film, he could still make further progress.

Just because he offended too many people, after leaving the top position of China Film, he not only failed to make further progress, but also was left on the bench.

Therefore, if Wang Shuruo were to make a blockbuster with Han Sanping in China, Han Sanping would be able to make further progress with this resume even if he offended many people.

On the contrary, just like the original timeline, big movies were made, but they were all just a bunch of hype that caused losses to China Film Group. After the term ended, he was benched. After the dinner, Wang Shu went back to Yikeshu Company and explained a lot of things.

He was sitting in the office in the afternoon when he received a call from Sun Li.

Wang Shu was a little surprised when he saw the caller ID on his phone. Except for meeting Sun Li at the premiere of "Trip to Taipei" during his return to China this time, Sun Li had never called him.

Wang Shu guessed that Sun Li was deliberately keeping a distance from him, and he was busy with a lot of things to do. Since Sun Li did this on purpose, he did not take the initiative to contact her.

Unexpectedly, today I received a call from Sun Li for the first time.

"Hello." Wang Shu answered the phone.

"Where are you now?" Sun Li asked softly when she heard Wang Shu's voice on the other end of the phone.

"At the company." Wang Shu replied.

"I heard that you are going to Los Angeles tomorrow?" Sun Li was silent for a moment and asked again.

"Yes, there is a job there. We will go there tomorrow." Wang Shu responded.

"Then do you have time in the evening? I'll treat you to dinner and see you off." Sun Li said softly.

"If you have time, I have time." Wang Shu said sweet words.

"Speak nicely." Sun Li snorted, then said, "I'll reserve a seat, you just come over."

"Okay, I'll go after I finish my work here," said Wang Shu.

In the evening, Wang Shu drove to the private room of the restaurant reserved by Sun Li. As soon as he walked in, he found that Sun Li had already ordered the dishes.

She looked at Wang Shu and said with a smile: "Whether you like it or not, let's eat this today."

Although he said that, the dishes he ordered were actually those that suited Wang Shu's taste.

"I like everything you order," Wang Shu said with a smile.

Upon hearing this, Sun Li glared at Wang Shu.

Wang Shu laughed. Sun Li looked inexplicably cute.

The two sat down, and Wang Shu asked in confusion: "Where is Deng Chao? Didn't he come with you?"

Wang Shu originally thought that Deng Chao would be at the dinner with Sun Li, but he didn't expect that the other party was not there.

"He is filming 'The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber' and is not in Beijing." Sun Li explained briefly.

Deng Chao's version of "The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber" started filming at the end of October 2008 and wrapped up at the end of March 10. As the male lead, he is indeed filming on the set at this moment.

Deng Chao was originally scheduled to play the role in Huang Xiaoming's version of "The Deer and the Cauldron", but due to the interference of Xiao Ming, a famous Huayi artist, Deng Chao lost the role.

"Deng Chao is not in Beijing, so you secretly asked me to have dinner alone? Tell me, do you have any intentions towards me?" Wang Shu deliberately teased after hearing this.

If this sentence was said alone, "Deng Chao is not in Beijing, so you secretly asked me out for dinner alone?", Sun Li would definitely be angry because of her sense of shame.

But if you add the following sentence "Tell me quickly, do you have any intentions towards me?", the meaning changes.

The former shows that Sun Li has no shame.

The latter shows that Wang Shu is thick-skinned.

As expected, Sun Li was not angry when she heard this. Instead, she rolled her eyes at Wang Shu again and snorted, "Shame on you, who has any intentions towards you?"

"Hehe." Wang Shu chuckled, then moved a stool closer to Sun Li.

There is also a huge difference between just smiling without moving the stool closer to Sun Li and smiling and moving the stool closer to Sun Li.

The former would also make Sun Li feel that she was being mocked, and feel uncomfortable.

The latter presents Wang Shu as being wretched and "ill-intentioned", which not only will not make Sun Li feel mocked, but also satisfies Sun Li's emotional values ​​and makes her feel proud and happy.

It is said that details determine success or failure.

Although the difference is just a tiny detail, the emotional value it gives people is completely different.

"Why are you getting close to me?" Sun Li asked with a glare and a snort.

"The weather is cold, so we'll be warmer if we sit together." Wang Shu lied openly.

Sun Li rolled her eyes and said unhappily, "Is there heating in the private room?"

After saying that, he stretched out his hand and pushed Wang Shu, saying, "Hurry up and move the stool back to sit down. Someone will come in later."

He said this out of fear that someone might come in and see the two of them eating next to each other.

"No one came in." Wang Shu continued.

At this point, he couldn't sit back down.

Because if he sat back after Sun Li said that, it would seem that he was just pretending to move the stool over.

Sun Li saw this and must have other ideas.

And now he was staying here regardless of anything, which showed that he was not just pretending, but really wanted to get close to Sun Li.

"Hurry up and sit back~" Sun Li said anxiously when she saw that Wang Shu was unmoved.

"No one comes in again." Wang Shu still doesn't care.

After struggling for a while, Wang Shu finally moved the stool and sat back.

Sun Li glared at him fiercely for a while, then snorted proudly.

Seeing this, Wang Shu chuckled and started eating.

Sun Li needs to manage her figure, so she eats very little, and it is basically Wang Shu who does the eating.

In this situation, the dinner party would not last long and we left the restaurant after a while.

"Didn't you say you would take me home? Where are you taking me?" Sun Li was sitting in the passenger seat. Seeing that Wang Shu was driving in the wrong route, she snorted.

She was familiar with this route as she had taken it before when she went for a walk in the suburbs with Wang Shu.

Therefore, she already had some guesses about the destination.

But speculation is speculation, and this destination is different from the location she said before getting on the bus, so it naturally needs to be stated.

"Guess?" Wang Shu asked with a smile, tilting his head.

Sun Li looked at the smile on Wang Shu's face, was silent for a moment, and then whispered: "It's getting late, you still have to go to Los Angeles tomorrow, take me back."

Seeing that Wang Shu was not moved, he said a little aggrievedly, "Didn't we agree to be just friends from now on?"

After hearing this, Wang Shu drove the car to the side of the road and stopped.

Sun Li didn't speak, and Wang Shu didn't speak either, and the atmosphere fell into silence.

After a moment's silence, Wang Shu suddenly reached out and held Sun Li's hand.

Sun Li's body trembled and she subconsciously tried to pull her hand away.

But Wang Shu was very strong and she couldn't pull him away.

So he glared at Wang Shu angrily and groaned, "It hurts, it hurts, let go!"

(End of this chapter)