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Chapter 65 Meeting Huang Rong
  As December 05 approaches, the marketing of "A Thousand Miles Alone" and "The Promise" is overwhelming, and both parties are engaged in a marketing war.

"Riding Alone, Thousands of Miles", with an investment of 5000 million, is Zhang Yimou's return to literary films after commercial films such as "Hero" and "House of Flying Daggers".

It tells the story of a pair of father and son from an island nation about love, repentance, and self-spiritual redemption.

For this reason, Zhang Yimou specially invited the Japanese movie star Ken Takakura to star.

In order to ensure the quality of the film and to eliminate the various criticisms of storytelling due to "Hero" and "House of Flying Daggers", Zhang Yimou specially invited Zou Jingzhi, known as the number one screenwriter in Mainland China, to write the script.

The script took two years to write, and was revised countless times in order to pass through the discernment of Zhang Yimou and Takakura Ken, so that the final story presented was completely different from the story originally written by Zou Jingzhi.

On the contrary, because too much of Zhang Yimou's views were mixed in, Zhang Yimou's name was even signed in front of Zou Jingzhi in the screenwriter column of the film.

The final box office was 3000 million, which was on par with Chen Kexin's "If Love".

11 month 30 day.

In order to compete with the overwhelming marketing of "Ride Alone for Thousands of Miles" and "The Promise", "If Love" spent tens of millions of dollars to hold a grand premiere called ""If Love" NAGA Upper House Premiere" at the Beijing Exhibition Center Screening ceremony.

Director Chen Kexin and starring actors Jin Chengwu, Zhou Xun, Zhang Xueyou and Chi Zhenxi were all present.

Hosted by Zeng Zhiwei and Wu Junru.

Gu Juji, Yang Qianhua and Su Yongfan performed their famous songs live.

Zhang Xueyou and Zhou Xun even sang to add to the fun.

And, Feng Xiaogang, Tang Jili, Huang Xiaoming, Chen Hao and others came to support.

Chen Hao wore a silver dress and her charming appearance attracted the attention of countless people on the red carpet.

In the second half of the premiere, the crew began to auction 30 major props and costumes worn by the main creators, some of which were auctioned by the four leading actors in person.

The movement was so grand.

That night.

Wang Shu made an appointment with Zhou Xun.

Looking at Zhou Xun, whose cheeks were slightly flushed, Wang Shu knew that this person must have come directly after attending the premiere, and it seemed that he had been drinking a lot.

"Hello, Director Wang." Zhou Xun hurriedly arrived at the appointed coffee shop and met Wang Shu, extending his hand to say hello politely.

"Hello." Wang Shu stood up and stretched out his hand to shake it.

The two sat down. Wang Shu first chatted politely with Zhou Xun about the drama "If Love" for a while, and then said: "Sister Xun, I asked you out this time because there is a drama that wants you to play the heroine."

"Oh?" Zhou Xun pretended to be surprised, but in fact he had already guessed.

A director who didn't know her at all suddenly found someone to arrange a meeting with her, and the meeting place was in a coffee shop. What else could it be other than that he wanted to find her for a role in a script?
  Before meeting Wang Shu, Zhou Xun's assistant had already explained Wang Shu's information to her in detail.

Zhou Xun also knew that although Wang Shu was young, he was also capable.

"What show?" she asked curiously.

Zhou Xun has been filming on the set of "The Banquet" during this time, and this appearance was specially to promote the premiere of "If Love".

It was also when she returned to Beijing that Han Sanping found someone to help them meet.

The whole process was sudden. Zhou Xun didn't know that Han Sanping was the one who found someone to pull the strings in the first place, and he didn't know why Wang Shu came to her.

Just relying on speculation, I felt that Wang Shu's appointment with her was most likely related to the character in the script.

As for the content of the script, there is no way to know.

"A palace battle drama." Wang Shu said with a smile from beginning to end.

"Gongdouxi?" Zhou Xun looked confused. The concept of Gongdouxi was a bit avant-garde, and she didn't react for a while.

Maybe it was because the temperature in the cafe was relatively high, so she took off the coat she was wearing, revealing the black dress underneath.

Wang Shu just took one look and knew that the dress Zhou Xun was wearing under her jacket should be the dress she wore on the red carpet of "If Love".

There was no time to change clothes after that, so I kept them on. "Sister Xun, you probably haven't seen "The Golden Branch" over in Hong Kong, right?" Wang Shu asked with a smile.

"I haven't seen it." Zhou Xun shook his head and answered honestly.

Not only had she never seen it, she had never even heard of it.

"The Golden Bough" is a Hong Kong drama that will not be broadcast on the mainland until the middle of next year.

At present, not many people in the mainland know about it.

Wang Shu took a sip of coffee and said thoughtfully: "How do you describe the palace fight scene?"

"It's a character-centered play."

"This won't be clear for a while."

"If Sister Xun has watched "The Desire of the Golden Branch" and compared it with my script, she will understand it quickly."

"And no matter how I explain it, it's not that easy to understand."

At this point, he paused for a moment, then added, "Of course, even if you haven't watched "The Golden Bough", you can understand it just by reading my script."

"What I mean is that watching "The Evil of the Golden Bough" can help you quickly understand this script of mine."

"'The Evil of the Golden Branch' is also a palace fight drama?" Although Zhou Xun came here after drinking, it did not mean that her brain was corroded into a ball of paste by alcohol. After thinking for a while, she refined the meaning of Wang Shu's words.

"Yes." Wang Shu smiled and nodded, praising Zhou Xun's cleverness.

"So. Director Wang asked me to meet because he wanted to invite me to star in a TV series?" The blush on Zhou Xun's face has not dissipated. He stared at Wang Shu with a pair of big eyes, feeling slightly disappointed in his heart.

She thought Wang Shu was looking for a movie script, but she didn't expect it was a TV series.
  This, the gap is huge.

When Wang Shu heard this, he raised his head and met Zhou Xun's eyes.

Perhaps due to drinking, Zhou Xun's big eyes sparkled in the dim light of the cafe.

She was wearing a black, slightly gothic dress. If her voice hadn't been too dramatic, anyone would have looked like a petite and cute girl.

"Well" Wang Shu opened his mouth and explained awkwardly, "This script is very good, no worse than a movie script."

In this era, TV drama actors are just a head shorter than movie actors. Wang Shu could see the disappointment in Zhou Xun's eyes and understand it.

After all, Gong Li was far away, but Zhang Ziyi was nearby.

Especially now, she is playing the supporting role for Zhang Ziyi in the drama "The Night Banquet".

Zhang Ziyi was the protagonist from the beginning, and the resources she finally obtained were just to support him.

They are both the first among the four Dans, but there are also differences.

this feeling
  and.

Wang Shu also knew that Zhou Xun had stopped acting in TV series since last year and focused on the development of the film industry.

And, still focus on winning awards.

What he wants is obvious.

If we continue to film TV series at this time, it would be equivalent to reversing the course.

"I know, Director Wang's script is definitely not bad." Zhou Xun said the beautiful words with a smile, paused at this point, and then said, "But I..."

Before Zhou Xun could finish speaking, Wang Shu's voice rang out.

"This drama, with a budget of 5000 million, is jointly invested and produced by China Film, Yangshi, and my company Yishu..."

This news has not been disclosed to the outside world, and not many people know about it yet.

When Zhou Xun heard this, he was stunned for a moment, and then silently swallowed back the words that had already reached his lips.

(End of this chapter)