China Entertainment: I just want to give my child a home

Chapter 363: That arc of the corner of the mouth is very happy (Please subscribe!)
Although the "high-profile" full-month banquet held by Chen Dong for his daughter has not yet ended, it has already caused heated discussions as some photos and videos have been leaked online.

"Mom, there are so many celebrities."

"Director Chen is worthy of his name. He even invited famous Hollywood directors like Nolan and Paul."

"Leonardo... Anne Hathaway said: We don't deserve to be famous, do we?"

"Cheng Long: "What? I can't hear you guys."

"It's too grand. Isn't it a bit too much?"

"Yes, those who know this is Director Chen Dong holding a full-month banquet for his daughter. Those who don't know would think it's for some royal princess."

"The guy above, does our country still have a royal family? The Qing Dynasty died long ago."

"I'm talking about a metaphor. Do you understand the metaphor?"

"I used to think that Chen Dong and his wife were relatively low-key, but now it seems that I was superficial."

"This is the capitalist way..."

The above paragraph is the initial comments of netizens. Although most people just watched it for fun, there were also many voices criticizing such a high-profile full moon banquet.

However, when Chen Dong brought up the "Huayue Charity Foundation" at the full moon party and the media immediately forwarded it to the Internet, the previous criticisms suddenly weakened, and instead received a wave of praise and apologies.

"Oh my god, there's a twist."

"I knew it. Director Chen is such a low-key person, how could he make such a big scene? It turns out that there is something big going on."

"I'm not speaking after the fact. I admit that I misunderstood at the beginning. I apologize now and write a self-criticism immediately."

"..."

At this banquet, Chen Dong never expected that he had just put forward the concept and planning of the charity fund, and some procedures had not been completed yet, but many people at the scene were clamoring to donate money to the foundation.

Among them, Cheng Long was the most active, and Jiang Wen had the loudest voice...

However, Chen Dong certainly did not agree. "Thank you for your enthusiasm and support for charity, but today I am just using the joyous occasion of my daughter's full moon banquet to announce that I will set up the Huayue Charity Foundation. In other words, the charity foundation has not yet been officially established. If you are kind-hearted, you can wait until the application procedures are completed and then do your part. But no matter what, thank you again."

Having said this, Chen Dong felt that it was about enough, so he made a conclusion and then handed the microphone to the host.

Next came the banquet time. As the host, Chen Dong had to entertain the guests according to etiquette. Although he had found a few people in advance to help him drink, he still got drunk after one round.

In a trance, Chen Dong was awakened by the cry of a baby. He still felt dizzy and couldn't tell east from west, south from north. But he saw his wife feeding the child in the familiar bedroom, so he couldn't help asking, "Honey, what time is it now?"

"Four-thirty in the morning."

"It's still so early!" Chen Dong murmured. He felt his bladder was a little bloated, so he went to the bathroom to run some water and washed up casually. When he came out, he saw that Liu Yifei had already given birth to the child and was walking around the room while coaxing the child to sleep.

I can't help but feel sorry for this daughter-in-law.

He stepped forward decisively and said, "Give me the child, wife, you can sleep for a while."

Liu Yifei knew that Chen Dong had been sleeping since yesterday afternoon, at least ten hours, so she didn't bother to be polite with him.

The key is that she is really sleepy now.

The moment Liu Yifei handed her daughter to Chen Dong, she accidentally startled the little girl, and a duet rang out in the room again.

Chen Dong quickly coaxed her, "Oh, Yueyue, don't cry, it's Daddy... Daddy will sing a song for you, okay?"

In order not to disturb his wife, Chen Dong carried his daughter to the living room.

Of course, his singing also floated into the living room.

"A group of ducks swam past the bridge in front of the door. Come and count them. Two, four, six, seven, eight..."

"Looking for a friend, I found a good friend, saluted and shook hands, you are my good friend..."

"I have a donkey that I never ride. One day, I suddenly felt like riding it to go to the market..."

"The conch horn blows, the seagulls spread their wings and fly. The conch horn blows, the waves smile..."

"There is a group of Smurfs on the other side of the mountain and the sea. They are lively and smart, naughty and agile..."

Chen Dong sang several songs in one breath, thinking that his daughter had fallen asleep. But when he looked down, he saw that the father and daughter were looking into each other's eyes.

And each eye opened wider than the other.

Chen Dong was shocked, but his daughter simply liked listening to her father sing.

The moment the little guy met Chen Dong's eyes, he opened his mouth and showed a happy smile.

Although there is not a single tooth in the saliva-filled little mouth, it is still very cute.

Chen Dong's old father's heart melted instantly.

"Yueyue likes listening to daddy singing, right?"

"Yeah ah..."

Next, Chen Dong took a long breath and sang all the children's songs he had heard as a child.

When he casually glanced out the window and found that the sky was already turning pale, he looked down at his daughter in his arms and found that she was lying peacefully in his arms like a kitten, breathing evenly.

"Finally I fell asleep."

Chen Dong found that his voice was a little hoarse from humming.

His arms were a little sore, and he had to see off some guests later. Otherwise, Chen Dong wouldn't mind just sitting there holding his daughter until dawn, until the sun rose from the horizon.

When he and his daughter tiptoed back to the bedroom, he almost woke up his wife in bed.

But in fact, the fuss Chen Dong made was not that big. It can only be said that after giving birth to the second child, Liu Yifei's vigilance became much more sensitive.

After putting his daughter down, Chen Dong walked to the bed, but instead of lying down, he lifted the quilt for his wife, then leaned over and gave her a light kiss on the forehead, then quietly left the room.

What he didn't know was that the moment he closed the door, Liu Yifei suddenly opened her eyes.

In fact, she had already woken up the moment Chen Dong lifted the quilt for her, but she just didn't move.

At this moment, Liu Yifei reached out and touched her forehead, where her husband had just kissed her, and the corners of her mouth unconsciously raised up.

Because the room was very quiet and Liu Yifei was still sleepy, she quickly closed her eyes again.

But the arc at the corner of his mouth did not disappear for a long time...

……

"Leon, why are you leaving today? Is it because I didn't treat you well enough?"

"No, no, no, of course not. It's mainly because Director Paul and Annie are very busy. Since we came here together, it's just right for us to go back together."

Chen Dong looked at Paul and Anne Hathaway, and was sure that they had to leave today, so he didn't try to persuade them any further.

As for Nolan and Leon, Chen Dong didn't waste any words either. He just said, "I have a good script." The two of them immediately didn't want to leave. "Chen, what is this story? Don't keep us in suspense. Tell us quickly."

"Don't be anxious, Nolan. Look, Leon is calmer than you."

"No, I just look calm on the surface, but I'm already extremely impatient in my heart. Is that how you say it in Chinese?"

"Sure, I can even use idioms now."

Chen Dong couldn't believe it, and Leon explained: "I hired a Chinese teacher and I'm learning Chinese recently."

“Excellent, but Leon, I have to interview you. Why do you suddenly want to learn Chinese?”

"Because I have friends like you in China."

"Although I know this is probably not the main reason, I am still flattered by your saying so. Thank you."

“Yes, and there are a lot of delicious Chinese food.”

"Haha, you actually said yes, okay, any more?"

"Chinese culture is profound and has a long history, which makes me feel very attractive."

"Well, that's true."

The topic was getting more and more off-topic as Chen Dong and Leon talked, but Nolan didn't even remind them. Instead, he listened with great interest.

This is because Chen Dong expanded the topic from Chinese culture to the Chinese mythology system, such as Pangu creating the world, Yugong moving mountains, Dayu controlling floods, Shennong tasting hundreds of herbs...

Although these stories fascinated the two little foreigners.

But after listening to them, they felt that Chinese myths were too simple and not as impressive and systematic as Western myths.

When Chen Dong heard this, he laughed inwardly: Since you want to make such a comparison, then I have to tell the story of the ancient times.

"It is said that after Pangu created the sky, his eyes became the sun and the moon, his limbs became the four poles of east, west, south, and north, his skin became the earth, and his blood became the rivers."

Chen Dong spoke three times, starting from Pangu creating the world, to the dragon and phoenix calamities, and then to Hongjun becoming a saint… When he was so thirsty that he was about to stop and drink some tea, he suddenly discovered that the two little foreigners had been deeply shocked by his story.

While I was secretly happy, I didn't plan to continue talking.

He coughed twice and said, "I think we've strayed off topic. Ahem, let's talk about the story of the script."

Nolan and Leonardo were listening with great excitement and were looking forward to it.

No one was interested in the script and they all advised:

"No, let's not worry about the script yet. Chen, you continue to tell the story of the prehistoric times."

"Yes, yes, yes. What happened after Hongjun preached three times? And why did Hongyun give up his seat?"

"The rest of the story is a long one. I'll tell you slowly when I have the chance. Now let's talk about the script."

Seeing that Chen Dong insisted on not talking about the ancient times anymore, Nolan and Leon were curious about the rest of the story, but they could only wait until next time to listen to it.

The topic finally returned to the main topic, and Chen Dong asked: "I wonder if you have watched "The Revenant"."

Nolan shook his head, but Leonardo's eyes lit up, obviously he had read it.

"Chen, are you talking about Michael Penk's novel The Revenant?"

"Yes, that's right. It seems that you have seen it, Leon, right?"

"Yes, the story is very interesting. I read it twice."

Leonardo reacted when he heard this, looked at Chen Dong and asked, "Have you bought the film and television rights for it?"

Chen Dong smiled mysteriously: "I bought it a long time ago."

"So the script has been adapted?" Nolan asked.

"That's right." Chen Dong then described the story he 'adapted' into a movie.

"The protagonist is a fur trader. He was first injured by a bear during a hunt, then robbed by the person who took care of him, and thrown into the ice and snow to fend for himself..."

When Chen Dong was only halfway through the story, Leonardo couldn't help but excitedly express that he wanted to play the leading role, because he could already hear that this was another award-winning film, and an excellent one at that.

As a director, Nolan was calmer than Leonardo, but after listening to the whole story, he couldn't help but breathe faster.

Obviously, he was also moved by this story.

He also felt that Chen Dong used this script to attract him to stay, and he probably wanted to work with him.

"What do you think, Nolan? Do you like this story? Since you don't have any good stories at the moment, would you consider filming it?"

"You really plan to let me shoot this good script?"

Although Nolan already had a hint in his mind, he still found it hard to believe when he heard Chen Dong say it himself.

"Originally I wanted to take the photos myself, but my daughter had just been born, so I wanted to stay at home and spend more time with my wife and child."

At this point, Chen Dong glanced at Leon and continued, "But someone is very anxious and insists that I still owe him an Oscar for Best Actor, so I won't let this script continue to gather dust. If Nolan is willing to shoot it, then I'll give it to you. I believe that with your ability, you should not let this script down."

Nolan was not a hesitant person. After figuring out the whole story, he agreed without any hesitation.

"I want 50% of the investment share, and you can divide the rest. Is that okay?"

After seeing Nolan nod, Chen Dong, in accordance with the principle of clear accounts between brothers, immediately divided the "cake" to avoid disputes later.

Nolan and Leonardo had obviously anticipated that Chen Dong would take half of the share, and since one of them was a director and the other was an actor, they didn't really care much about the investment share and naturally had no objection.

So the two of them discussed dividing the other half as well.

Leonardo got 20% of the Appian Way, and Nolan took 30%.

However, Nolan will not put all of this 30% into his own pocket, but plans to give 20% to Warner.

The reason why Nolan gave concessions to Warner was not only because he was a contracted director of Warner, but also because he always positioned himself as a director, not an investor.

As the saying goes, investment is risky, and investing in movies is even riskier. Nolan doesn't want his investment to affect his mentality towards filming. He wants to be a more pure director, so when it comes to movie investment, even if he has the opportunity to take a larger share, he is never greedy.

This collaboration was a perfect match and went very smoothly.

But after Nolan and Leonardo signed the contract with Chen Dong, they were not in a hurry to leave.

Only after Chen Dong had finished telling the story of the ancient times did the two of them board the plane back home with a sense of unfulfilled desire.

The two foreigners just left after listening to the story, but Chen Dong had planted a seed in his heart to bring the ancient story to the big screen.

I just don't know how long it will take for this seed to germinate and bear fruit...

(End of this chapter)