China Entertainment started in 2004

Chapter 604 You only need.
On November 2009, 11, the TV series "Dwelling Narrowness" was aired on Beijing TV.

After it was broadcast, it immediately attracted widespread attention from society and heated discussions among netizens.

At the 2009 annual conference of the Television Production Committee of the China Radio and Television Association, Li Jinsheng, director of the Television Drama Management Department, criticized the series, pointing out that it "relies on topics such as dirty jokes, officialdom, and sex to create hype."

Some netizens were even more outspoken, believing that the drama's lines were "excessive" and even suspected of "pornography", and accused it of glorifying the image of a "mistress".

The creators hold different views on this. They believe that "Snail House" does not lead the audience to wrong values. Those who envy and imitate Song Siming or Hai Zao are not influenced by the TV series, but they already have such ideas in their hearts.

In fact, as early as July, this TV series has already landed on Shanghai TV.

Perhaps the content inside has torn off the fig leaf of some people and made them angry.

"are you busy today?"

At around two o'clock in the afternoon, Chen Hong sent a text message to Wang Shu, asking.

"Not busy." Wang Shu.

"You didn't lie to me, did you?" Chen Hong.

"What do you think?" Wang Shu asked.

"Hehe." Chen Hong knew that Wang Shu must be busy with something.

For her sake, it can be delayed.

Wang Shu then sent a text message: "I miss you."

"I miss you too~" Chen Hong.

Wang Shu took the initiative to suggest: "Come to my apartment."

In fact, due to cultural reasons, many women usually pretend to be reserved, and it is often necessary for men to take the initiative at this time.

When men take the initiative, it just happens to be what women want.

If you don't take the initiative, women will think you are unromantic.

Of course, it's not absolute.

It’s just that, if a man is handsome and is proactive, he can win the girl over on the same day he meets her, and being the groom every night is commonplace.

If you are not handsome, you usually cannot get it on the same day, and you need to use some other methods to screen out those that you can get.

Once you have screened out, you still need to be proactive.

Taking the initiative can quickly win.

In short, be proactive.

Take the initiative and be surprised.

For example, Wang Shu is very proactive.

It’s just that due to his personality and other considerations, he is sometimes proactive and sometimes not.

For example, when facing Sun Li, Zhou Xun, Chen Hong and others, he was very proactive.

He did not take the initiative when facing Yang Mi, Liu Yan and others.

Facing Yang Mi, Liu Yan and others, if he took the initiative, these people would climb up the pole in an instant.

Then, they either break up and go their separate ways, or are welded together.

It's like how Yau Shu-chen killed Wang Jin, and then they had a fight and broke up.

"Hmm~" Chen Hong.

She was sitting in front of the dressing table putting on makeup. After replying to Wang Shu's message, she was not satisfied with the look of her makeup and continued to touch up her makeup.

After struggling for a while, I went to the cloakroom to choose clothes.

Director Chen was in the living room. When he saw her getting dressed to go out, he subconsciously asked, "Going out?"

"Yes, I have to go out for something." Chen Hong responded.

An hour or two later, Chen Hong arrived at Wang Shu's apartment.

It was already quite cold in Beijing in November. She wore a windbreaker on the upper body and thick stockings and long boots on the lower body.

Wang Shu walked up to her impatiently, hugged her, and then kissed her.

After kissing for a while, Wang Shu praised softly with a gentle look in his eyes: "So beautiful!"

Whether it was Wang Shu's impatient look or his passionate praise, both greatly satisfied Chen Hong's emotional value.

Her inner feeling was that Wang Shu really liked her, was infatuated with her, and loved her very much, which was why he couldn't wait to do this.

How could a talented Oscar-winning director with a net worth of hundreds of millions who was so obsessed with her fail to satisfy her emotional values?

Chen Hong felt dizzy, and her eyes were full of affection when she looked at Wang Shu. She bit her lip and said softly, "I dressed up before going out."

A woman should look good to those who please her.

In fact, Chen Hong had been dressing up for a long time before sending a message to Wang Shu.

After sending the message, she spent a long time dressing up before going out.

Otherwise, given where she lives, she should have arrived at the apartment earlier than Wang Shu, instead of Wang Shu arriving first and waiting for her.

"You're beautiful even without dressing up!" Wang Shu replied affectionately.

When Chen Hong heard this, her emotional value was satisfied again, and a satisfied smile appeared on her face.

Her eyes were watery, and they were full of Wang Shu.

Then, she stood on tiptoe and kissed Wang Shu on the lips.

More than an hour later, Chen Hong lay powerless in Wang Shu's arms.

Wang Shu said slowly: "I'm going to Hollywood next, and I should stay there for a while."

"Hollywood?" Chen Hong wondered.

"Well, 'Life of Pi' is about to be released, and I have to go there." Wang Shu explained.

Chen Hong suddenly realized what was going on. She subconsciously thought of the two movies "Pacific Rim" and "The Night the Comet Came", and forgot that there was also a "Life of Pi".

"Is it going to be released so soon?" Chen Hong asked in surprise.

"We have been rushing to produce it in order to catch up with the Oscars early next year," Wang Shu continued to explain.

Chen Hong suddenly understood what he said, and asked with admiration in her eyes: "Are you confident that you can win the award?"

This statement directly assumes that you can be shortlisted.

With so many Hollywood movies every year, it's not easy to be shortlisted.

"Yes!" Wang Shu answered confidently.

Seeing Wang Shu so confident, Chen Hong was quite surprised and teased, "So confident? Where does it come from?"

Wang Shu pinched Chen Hong's nose and asked with a smile, "Do you want to know?"

"Hmm?" Chen Hong responded gently.

Wang Shu smiled and replied: "It's very simple to know, you just need to..."

Having said this, he leaned close to Chen Hong's ear and whispered something that only the two of them could hear.

Chen Hong heard this, as an experienced person, she did not blush, but curled her lips and hummed happily: "Wishful thinking!"

On November 11, Wang Shu appeared in Los Angeles.

"Life of Pi" has been scheduled to be released in North America on November 11 and in mainland China on November 19.

The movie "Pacific Rim" will be released in mainland China on December 12 and in North America on December 18.

"Life of Pi" is directed by Wang Shu, with the participation of Yikeshu Company, and it is also filmed in China, so it is also a co-production.

It's just that the actors in the film are Indian. Both "Life of Pi" and "Pacific Rim" are directed by Wang Shu. With his friendship with Han Sanping, it is a sure thing for Wang Shu to introduce the film.

Not to mention, China Film Corporation also participated in the investment of Pacific Rim.

The key lies in the order of introduction and how to maximize benefits.

In Han Sanping's opinion, "Life of Pi" is an art film and usually does not have a high box office.

Wang Shu did not deny this.

Although in the original timeline, "Life of Pi" achieved a box office of 5.53 million yuan in the mainland, that was in 2012 and approaching 2013.

That year, the Chinese films "Lost in Thailand" grossed 9.89 million yuan and "Painted Skin 2" grossed 7.02 million yuan.

Even though there are only three years between 09 and 12, the gap in the number of screens across the country is huge.

Let’s not talk about anything else, let’s just talk about “Painted Skin”.

"Painted Skin" was released in 2008 and only earned 2.32 million yuan at the box office.

"Painted Skin 2" was released in 2012 and the box office rose to 7.02 million.

Therefore, even though "Life of Pi" achieved a box office of 2012 million yuan at the end of 5.53, Wang Shu really couldn't guarantee that he could achieve the same result in 2009.

The gap in the number of screens is there, and since it is an art film, it is really unlikely.

Wang Shu is very open-minded about this.

Because art films are never aimed at box office, but at winning awards.

After discussion, the two decided to release "Life of Pi" first.

November 11th is almost a month away from December 19th.

In this day and age, it is normal for a movie to be taken off the shelves within a month of its release.

Especially art films, needless to say.

The two plan to use the 3D fantasy film "Life of Pi" to warm up the market first, and then release "Pacific Rim" in the New Year period.

Both Wang Shu's Yikeshu Company and China Film Group Corporation participated in the investment of "Pacific Rim".

The higher the movie's box office, the more money everyone makes.

With this operation, not only will "Life of Pi" not have to compete with "Pacific Rim" in the same period and suffer mutual losses, but "Life of Pi" will be released first, which will indirectly promote "Pacific Rim" which will follow soon after.

Wang Shu and others are happy with this operation, but other domestic film and television practitioners will have to curse.

Because there is "Life of Pi" in November, "Pacific Rim" in December, and "Avatar" by the world-renowned director Cameron in January next year.

There are three consecutive months of schedules, and every month there are powerful films hitting theaters.

If I have to choose a soft persimmon, it can only be the art film "Life of Pi".

If we were to name someone who couldn’t help but curse, it would be Zhang Weiping from New Picture.

Because Zhang Yimou's "Three Shots Surprise" will be released during the New Year's Day.

"Life of Pi" and "Three Shots" are both art films. The art films released by two great directors one after the other have become a hot topic.

Following this topic, the next one is "Pacific Rim".

Although I don't want to admit it, the fact is that "Life of Pi" and "Pacific Rim" were deliberately released with Zhang Yimou's "Movies and Stories" in between.

First, use the two great directors' art films that hit theaters one after the other as a gimmick for publicity, and then when the topic of comparison between the two films heats up after their release, release "Pacific Rim".

With this operation, and with the help of Zhang Yimou's popularity, the box office of "Pacific Rim" will be much higher than if it were released normally.

Although we don't want to admit it, the fact is that both Wang Shu and Han Sanping placed their hopes on achieving super high box office success with the movie "Pacific Rim".

"Life of Pi" is an art film after all, and its box office performance is difficult to compare with that of commercial films.

In addition, Wang Shu and China Film Group Corporation have a considerable investment share in Pacific Rim, so they naturally pin their hopes of making money on this commercial film.

"Shu, long time no see."

As soon as Wang Shu arrived in Los Angeles, he started attending the cocktail party held by the crew. Tabu was also there. When he saw him, he came over to greet him with a smile on his face.

"Long time no see, Tabu." Wang Shu heard the call, turned around and saw Tabu, and smiled.

Tab had a faint smile on her face. She said, "Shu, I heard that after you finished filming Life of Pi, you filmed several more movies in China?"

"Not as many as you said, just two." Wang Shu was a little surprised that Tabu, an Indian actor, knew the news. Then he just thought that he was an Oscar-winning director, and he went to India to cast and shoot the movie "Life of Pi", so the Indian media must have paid attention to it.

"Two is not enough?" Tabu couldn't help but complain after hearing Wang Shu's tone, "It's only been a few months since Life of Pi, and you've already made two movies in a row!"

After saying that, she looked at him with her beautiful eyes, "Shu, I really wish you were Indian."

“This way, you can make films in India and I can have more opportunities to work with you.”

Hearing this, Wang Shu smiled awkwardly and said, "Tabu, India is a good country with many excellent directors."

Upon hearing this, Tabu curled his lips and stopped talking about this topic. Instead, he asked, "Shu, will you continue to develop in Hollywood in the future?"

Wang Shu pretended to think for a moment and said, "It depends on the situation. If there is a chance, I will shoot a movie here."

After hearing what was said, Tabu took a step forward in the direction of Wang Shu and asked with burning eyes, "Shu, if there is a chance, could you consider me?"

Los Angeles apartments.

Tabu, a famous Indian actress, slept next to him.

Under the bed, clothes were scattered all over the floor.

Wang Shu leaned against the head of the bed, glanced at Tabu who was already fast asleep, and suddenly felt a little confused.

Looking back on my journey, it seems that since I became famous, I would sleep with the actors in every movie I made.

Only a small number of people are not like this.

Is this the great director?
How boring!

"Ugh!"

Wang Shu sighed softly and suddenly felt a little tired.

Just as he was thinking about this, his cell phone rang. It was a text message from Gong Li.

"Come to Los Angeles?" Gong Li.

"Yes." Wang Shu.

"Haha, I saw the news. Do you have time tomorrow? Let's have dinner together?" Gong Li.

"Okay." Wang Shu.

The next evening, Wang Shu went to the Chinese restaurant booked by Gong Li.

"I haven't seen you for a few months, but you don't seem to have changed much?" Gong Li said with a smile, looking at Wang Shu who was sitting across the table.

Wang Shu smiled and said, "Sister Gong Li has changed a lot."

Gong Li's heart skipped a beat when she heard this. She wondered if he had gotten older, and asked nervously, "What changes?"

Wang Shu smiled slowly and said, "Even more beautiful."

Hearing this, Gong Li smiled and rolled her eyes, snorting, "Slippery tongue."

When Wang Shu heard this, he complained in his heart.

It's not that he's smooth-talking, it's that you guys just fall for it!
The two chatted about the past for a while, and Gong Li asked curiously, "I heard that you finished filming a movie in three days in China. Is that true?"

Wang Shu nodded and replied, "It was indeed finished in three days, but this is only one movie."

He explained it briefly, and Gong Li suddenly understood after listening.

She has been in Hollywood for many years and knows that there are directors here who can shoot similar movies in just a few days.

(End of this chapter)