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Chapter 351: Book a movie theater for my wife (Please subscribe!)

"It seems like there hasn't been much activity between you and your wife since 'The Gold Robbery'."

Chen Dong looked at Ning Hao and asked curiously, "What are you busy with recently?"

"I just took on an external drama."

"Outside drama?"

Ning Hao nodded: "The play of Xiao Ma Pentium is called "Border Storm", and they asked me to be the producer."

"Starring Sun Honglei?"

"How do you know..." Ning Hao was halfway through his words when he suddenly remembered something and said angrily, "I almost forgot that you two just recorded "Go Fighting" together."

Chen Dong knew that Sun Honglei was the male lead of "Border Storm". In fact, he did not learn it from Sun Honglei's mouth, but based on his memories of his previous life, but he did not explain it.

Then he changed the subject: "By the way, your film No Man's Land still cannot pass the review?"

Talking about this, Ning Hao also sighed.

Seeing this, Chen Dong knew that the result was not optimistic.

Considering what Lou Ye had done recently, he once again advised Ning Hao: "Why don't you learn from Lou Ye and try changing the ending."

Ning Hao hesitated to speak. It was obvious that after "No Man's Land" was banned for many years, he was not as stubborn as he was at the beginning.

I kind of want to give in, but I'm still not willing to do so.

He picked up the teacup in front of him and took a sip, then said quietly, "If you want to change the ending, you have to reshoot the scenes."

"Then let's shoot it. It's better than letting it be stuck and not be released."

Ning Hao thought for a moment and said, "Let's wait until I finish my work on Border Storm."

Chen Dong understood that Ning Hao's words meant that he already had the idea of ​​reshooting.

……

At noon, Ning Hao and his wife stayed for lunch and then left.

Chen Dong still went to the company in the afternoon and pointed out new directions and some flaws in the post-production of "My Love from the Star".

A big event happened in the literary world today. Mo Yan won the Nobel Prize in Literature, but not many of his works are suitable for adaptation into film and television dramas, so when Chen Dong saw this news in the office, he did not pay much attention to it.

On the contrary, the news that Dong Jie, a girl known for her purity and innocence, tore apart her husband Pan Yueming on the Internet attracted more attention.

In the next few days, Dong Jie was the one who exposed Pan Yueming's explosive information. Sometimes he said that he was addicted to gambling, sometimes he said that he was domestic violence, and sometimes he said that he was usurping Pan Yueming's property...

As for Pan Yueming, she only posted two Weibo posts from beginning to end. The first one was "I'm still waiting for her," and the second one was "I can endure it for the sake of the child."

It’s no wonder that public opinion is one-sided. It’s really because of what this woman Dong Jie did, who wouldn’t be confused?
Even Liu Yifei sympathized with Dong Jie's situation and posted a Weibo post to support her, which said: Chinese women, learn to be strong!

Although Liu Yifei did not specifically mention anyone, she posted this Weibo at this critical juncture, and it is hard not to connect it with Dong Jie's incident this time.

Liu Yifei only posted this Weibo in the afternoon, but she deleted it in the evening.

Just when countless netizens were curious about why Liu Yifei deleted this Weibo post, she updated a new status.

However, the content is: Don’t believe rumors and don’t spread rumors!

These six words are very interesting.

This caused a lot of discussion among netizens in the comment section.

"What does that mean? Why did the goddess delete the afternoon status and repost these six words?"

"Isn't it obvious that what Dong Jie said about her husband was actually a rumor?"

"Impossible, Xixi definitely didn't mean that, stop talking nonsense upstairs."

"Yes, Pan Yueming is guilty and doesn't even dare to stand up and refute. This means that what Dong Jie said must be true. How could it be a rumor?"

“Perhaps the two updates Liu Yifei posted are completely different from what everyone guessed.”

"How can they be different? I have a hunch that Dong Jie is not as innocent as he looks, and Pan Yueming is not as bad as she exposed. And don't forget that Liu Yifei's husband is Director Chen. With his status in the entertainment industry, even if we can't know the whole story, is it difficult to find out a person's character?"

"I think the analysis above makes sense. During the day, Liu Yifei was deceived by the information on the Internet, so she posted a dynamic to support Dong Jie. As a result, Director Chen came home at night and told her that the information on the Internet was just a rumor. So Liu Yifei quickly deleted the Weibo she posted during the day and reposted a message saying that she would not believe in rumors or spread them!"

"These are just your one-sided statements. I would rather believe that Dong Jie is the victim."

"That's right. And if this is a rumor, why would she frame her husband? It must be because people with the surname Pan are not good people by nature."

"Yes, yes, yes. I suspect that those who are trying to whitewash Pan Yueming are all trolls."

At this time, in Chen Dong's study, Liu Yifei was still paying attention to everyone's comments.

The situation was indeed as one netizen said. She was deceived by Dong Jie's tearful performance in the past few days and felt sympathy for her, so she posted a Weibo to encourage her.

Unexpectedly, when Chen Dong came back and knew about the Weibo post she posted, he told her that Pan Yueming was the victim in this incident.

Although Liu Yifei was surprised, she still believed in her husband, so she deleted the Weibo post she posted during the day and updated a new status.

……

Although Liu Yifei's two Weibo posts made some netizens think that Pan Yueming was the victim, because there was no follow-up and even the parties involved did not come out to clarify, Dong Jie still had the absolute upper hand in this public opinion.

Until the heat gradually dissipated, no, it was overshadowed by other news, and the public opinion gradually cooled down.

Entering November, Chen Dong came to Yunnan today to record the last episode of "Extreme Challenge".

Although it is a variety show, everyone's experience in recording the show is still very precious, and it is always a deep bond, so it is necessary to hold a wrap-up party.

After three rounds of wine and five dishes, everyone couldn't help but start talking about the topic.

"By the way, Huang Bo, did you pass the audition for Zhou Xingchi's production crew?"

"Huang Bo's flight to Hong Kong has been purchased. Hong Lei, do you think he passed?"

"Ah? When did this happen? Why didn't I hear about it?"

"You are such a coarse fellow, you won't remember it even if I tell you."

"Impossible, I don't have Alzheimer's. By the way, Huang Bo, I haven't acted in a movie directed by Stephen Chow. How about you take me with you and I can be your assistant?"

"Sure, as long as you withdraw from the male lead role in your movie Border Storm."

"Huo, you know this too?"

Seeing that the two were just showing off, the other four were too lazy to listen, so they started a new conversation, but they still talked about the same topic.

Huang Lei is a teacher at the Beijing Film Academy. Filming and recording programs are just his side jobs. After recording this program, he will naturally go back to teaching.

Wang Xun and Shen Teng have not yet confirmed their next job, but they are not worried at all.

Because "Extreme Challenge" has become a phenomenal variety show in China and is very popular, and as permanent guests, their status will of course also rise, and there will be plenty of job opportunities coming to them.

"Director Chen, what about you?"

“My work plan is to minimize my workload.”

Chen Dong said this with a smile, and it sounded like a joke, but his tone was very serious.

The five people were all stunned.

There was silence in the air for two seconds, and Huang Bo asked tentatively: "Director Chen, don't you have any plans for your next movie?" "Yes, I haven't confirmed my next job yet, and I'm just waiting to star in your movie, Director Chen." Shen Teng added half-jokingly.

Wang Xun also quickly nodded in agreement.

"I won't take the blame for this." Chen Dong smiled and shook his head, but he still explained: "In the next six months to a year, my work focus will shift to my family. After all, as you know, my wife is pregnant... She was the one who took care of our son before, and I, as a father, rarely worried about him. Now that she is pregnant, it is not convenient, so of course I have to take some responsibility, right?"

After listening to Chen Dong's explanation, the five people all understood the decision Chen Dong made.

"Director Chen, are you still going to record the second season of Extreme Challenge?"

In fact, Chen Dong had expressed his attitude on this topic when recording the second episode. He said at the time that he would most likely only record this season. Even if he recorded the second season, he would probably only record one or two episodes as a flying guest.

Someone brought up the same issue tonight and his answer was the same.

"I don't think I'll be filming a second season. Even if I do, I'll probably just be a guest star for one or two episodes to promote the movie or something."

This topic made the atmosphere at the table a little heavy, and everyone raised their glasses and left.

The next day, several people got up from bed. They were all very busy and didn't even have time to have breakfast together. They all went their separate ways.

Chen Dong also boarded a plane to the capital at 10:27.

In order to fulfill his promise, after returning to the capital, Chen Dong really shifted his work focus to his family.

Not only did he take the initiative to take over the responsibility of tutoring his son from his wife.

Occasionally I would cook myself.

The day suddenly became leisurely.

Especially after completing the post-production of "My Love from the Star", Chen Dong's work became much easier.

But in the past, Chen Dong felt that it was a pleasure to have a little time off from his busy life.

Now he has a lot of free time every day, but he doesn't feel it is an enjoyment. Instead, he feels a little uncomfortable.

Maybe it was because his life was too busy before and he was used to being busy, so he felt a little uncomfortable when he suddenly relaxed.

Or maybe the process of tutoring my son every night is not as easy and enjoyable as I imagined.

Of course, Chen Dong just shifted his work focus to his family, which doesn’t mean he has really given up on his career.

He still comes to the company every day, but not like before when he would stay all day.

It's the end of the year, and Hollywood's Academy Awards is about to begin its first stage, which is the Board of Governors Awards Ceremony.

Although this first step has nothing to do with the films registered for the competition, completing this step means that voting on the nomination list has begun.

At this point in time, Chen Dong was a little curious about what Leonardo was doing.

Sometimes induction is a very metaphysical thing. For example, now, Chen Dong’s cell phone rang, and the caller ID showed that it was Leonardo.

"Chen, the Academy Awards ceremony will be held in a few days. Do you want to attend?"

Faced with Leonardo's straightforward invitation, Chen Dong also asked directly whether his attendance at the Council Awards ceremony would have a big impact on the film's votes. He was answered that it would have little impact, so of course he was too lazy to make a special trip.

In fact, Leon had no special purpose in calling Chen Dong. He just wanted to tell him that this year's Oscars was about to begin.

Oh, I also talked to him about the competitors of "Comet". As the saying goes, knowing yourself and your enemy means you can win every battle. As a foreigner, Leon has never heard of this Chinese saying "The Art of War", but he understands the general idea.

"Chen, our competitors include Michael Haneke's Amour... Steven Spielberg's Lincoln... Li An's Life of Pi..."

Wait, Chen Dong heard a very familiar name.

"Leon, are you saying that there is also Li An in the movie that has been registered this year?"

"That's right, Chen. It's Director Li An from your country. You should know that he is very powerful and is also one of our main competitors this time."

Chen Dong was silent for two seconds, and nodded: “…Leon, I think what you said makes sense.”

A few minutes later, when Chen Dong hung up the phone, he suddenly remembered that he had a very familiar feeling about Li An's "Life of Pi". It was not only from his memory of it in his previous life, but also because he had seen this movie on the screening schedule of China Film Group before.

“It seems like it will be released in China this month.”

Chen Dong logged onto his computer and checked, and found that there was a lot of publicity about this movie on the Internet, and its release date was next week, December 12st.

This is going to be like "Lust, Caution", which fired the first shot in the Lunar New Year box office.

Although "Life of Pi" was also an award-winning film, Chen Dong vaguely remembered that this movie had box office revenue, and it seemed to be not low.

Sure enough, when its first day box office results came out, it exceeded 5000 million.

It's rare for an award-winning film to achieve such good results.

I remember the last one was Chen Dong’s “Hearing Girl”.

Even Liu Yifei couldn't help but develop a strong curiosity about the movie and hoped that Chen Dong would take her to the cinema to watch it.

Chen Dong now almost agrees to all his wife's requests, but considering that she is carrying a five-month-old baby in her belly and is a celebrity, it is somewhat unsafe for her to disguise herself as an ordinary couple to go to the movies as before. So he contacted the manager of a Wanda Cinema that he used to go to frequently and asked him to book a movie for him.

"Hubby, can you ask your parents if they are going?"

When Liu Yifei found out that Chen Dong had booked a movie specially for her, she was touched but also felt it was a bit of a waste, so she thought about inviting a few more people to go together.

"Okay, I'll ask now."

Chen Dong also understood his wife's intention, so he took out his cell phone and started calling.

"Mom, your daughter-in-law invites you to the movies. Do you and Dad want to go?"

Chen Dong used Liu Yifei's name, and the two elders agreed without even hesitation.

In the end, there were more than ten people watching the movie, including Chen Dong's family and his bodyguards and assistants.

"Life of Pi" is a co-production, adapted from Yann Martel's 2001 novel of the same name.

Directed by Li An, the main actors are all Indian actors, including Suraj Sharma, Rafi Bose, Tabu, Irrfan Khan...

It tells a story of adventure.

As the saying goes, laymen watch the excitement, while insiders watch the door.

Chen Dong had seen this movie in his previous life, and this time he watched it again with his wife and family, but he was not only watching it for its content.

It's more about the director's approach.

Chen Dong discovered that Li An's "Life of Pi" was different from his previous art films, but it was not a commercial film either. It wandered between commercial films and art films, as if it had found the best breakthrough point.

In addition, the film's advantages also include bright and gentle colors, soft and mysterious music, simple and clear stories, and philosophical thinking that appears from time to time... These things combined slowly guide the audience to explore the mysteries behind the story.

Chen Dong had to admit that this movie was really something.

Li An was able to win an Oscar for Best Director with this movie, which is well deserved.

Of course, that was Chen Dong’s previous life.

Now, Chen Dong feels that the film he shot, "Comet", is not bad either, and may have the ability to compete with it.

This not only makes him wait and see.

(End of this chapter)