China Entertainment: Been working as a director since 03

Chapter 705 It’s hard to have both fish and bear’s paw
The premiere ceremony of "Barbie" held in Beijing was not large in scale, but many celebrities came to the scene to show their support.

Fan Xiaopang, Huang Xiaoming, Liu Yifei and other popular stars basically all came.

Chen Kaige, Chen Hong, who had already finished filming "The Golden Era", and their son Asai also came.

Li Yu wrote "Light Me Up, Warm You" for Ase. Chen Kaige used the connections he had accumulated over the years to easily organize a plan and shoot a TV series specifically to promote Ase.

This TV series has just finished airing. Although it is not as popular as "Hotel Del Luna", it is definitely qualified as Asai's debut work.

Anyway, Chen Kaige and Chen Hong couldn't find any fault with him. It's not like they didn't know what kind of person their son was.

It is definitely not feasible to take the route of being a talent-driven artist. You can only take the route of being an idol.

For an actor who is positioned as an idol, his first debut film attracted a lot of popularity and the word of mouth was also above the passing line, which was a very good start.

Ase himself was also very happy and admired Li Yu even more.

The only thing that he feels is that "Light Me Up, Warm You" cannot reach the heights of "My Love from the Star", and his role in the drama cannot catch up with Professor Qiao in all aspects.

He often felt regretful.

Professor Qiao in “My Love from the Star” is the ceiling for male protagonists in domestic idol dramas.

The speed at which he became famous and the amount of money he made are still levels that young idols cannot surpass.

He often had this thought in his mind: if he had been born fifteen years earlier, thanks to the relationship between his father and Li Yu, the role of Professor Qiao would have been his.

He can become the Asian male god who comes to Earth with super powers and becomes popular throughout East Asia in just a few months.

Just thinking about it makes people fascinated.

Fortunately, Li Yu didn’t know what Ase was thinking.

If Li Yu knew about this, he would be petrified on the spot.

How dare Asai compare himself with Qiao Zhenyu? He is one of the famous four beauties in Tianya. His appearance may not be as strong as his strength, but he is a dimensional striker among the young handsome guys, okay?
If Ase plays Professor Qiao, "You Who Came From the Stars" will be completely ruined.

"I've said it before, Director Li is a talented director like me. Look at how well Director Li has done in Hollywood. He is a role model for every Chinese director.

As for those who have shouted many times that they want to win the Oscars and the domestic and foreign markets, have they boasted for so many years and achieved half of what Director Li has achieved? "

Chen Kaige understands the sarcasm.

Those who are familiar with him know who he is referring to. Of course, he is referring to his former photographer, who later made a comeback and rode on his head as the national teacher.

The national director failed miserably in his attempt to win an Oscar, and his films also performed poorly in overseas markets.

"Hero" opened the era of domestic commercial blockbusters that year. It performed very well when it was released in North America, winning the weekly box office championship in North America at the time.

Unfortunately, the national master’s first commercial blockbuster was already his peak, and subsequent films did not perform as well as expected in overseas markets.

Anyway, Warner Bros. said they would submit "Barbie" for an Oscar nomination.

As for whether I can be shortlisted or win the award in the end, it is unknown.

Anyway, Huana will definitely do her best.

"Barbie" is the work of Li Yu, and also the work of their company.

It's also good for them if "Barbie" wins the award.

In this regard, their interests are consistent with Li Yu's.

The national teacher also came to support the event today, but he sat at the other end and did not interact with Chen Kaige. If he heard Chen Kaige's words that implied him, he would definitely sneer.

Haha, the person who is very successful in Hollywood is Li Yu, not you Chen Kaige.

Don't you look at your own record in Oscars? You are the same as me. You only got nominated.

As for the box office results of overseas releases, it’s worth noting that they can’t even catch up to Li Yu’s.

“Director Li is indeed a genius. The movie he wrote for me, “Light Me Up, Warm You,” is really good, but it’s still a long way from my favorite, “My Love from the Star.”

It would be great if Director Li could write me a script that is comparable to My Love from the Star one day. If that doesn’t work, a script similar to Hotel Del Luna would be fine too.”

Ase agreed with his father's evaluation of Li Yu.

He sincerely believed that Li Yu was talented, especially in writing scripts, he was far better than his father.

However, due to their family education, when they were on the show, Chen Kaige and Chen Hong were eating, so he had to stand behind them.

So he definitely didn't dare to challenge Chen Kaige's authority at home and say that the scripts written by Chen Kaige were too bad.

Whenever Chen Kaige called him over at home, he would ask him, "Ah Sai, how do you think my script compares to Director Li's "xxx"?"

Asai always shows high emotional intelligence and replied: "Your work is great, Director Li's work is especially great, anyway, I can give your script 100 points."

Then he added silently in his heart that the full score was actually 750 points.

"Let's talk to Director Li privately later and ask him to write a script for you when he has time." Chen Hong said to Ase.

In everyone's eyes, Li Yu's productivity is as high as that of a sow, and the quality is very stable.

If Li Yu really doesn't have time to customize a script for Ase, it's not a big problem, as Hualiu Company produces several idol dramas every year.

Just ask Li Yu if there is a suitable role for Ase.

They won't let Li Yu suffer any loss.

If Chen Kaige wants to make a movie in the future, and Li Yu wants to arrange a role for someone he knows, they can arrange it.

This is called resource replacement, which is a common practice in the industry.

The premiere ceremony was not large in scale and the process was not much different from that in Los Angeles.

The costumes of Li Yu and other leading actors continue the style of the movie.

During the screening in theaters, most people's reactions were mediocre.

This is normal. The main themes of this movie are sentiment and feminism, and it only has a market abroad. Only a relatively small number of people in China can get the core "selling point" of the movie.

Many people even have such questions after watching this movie: Is that it? How can such a movie with no idea what is good about it become a box office dark horse abroad?
Some people who had high expectations found that the movie was not to their liking after watching it, and they were a little disappointed.

This is also normal. Popcorn movies like superhero movies can conquer domestic audiences with cool special effects and explosive plots.

Even if domestic audiences don’t understand many of the memes or get the deeper meaning that the screenwriter wants to express, just watching the cool graphics and special effects is a visual enjoyment.

It's hard to do that with a movie like Barbie.

Sometimes, you can't have your cake and eat it too, and you have to make a choice.

(End of this chapter)