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Chapter 378 Joining Bazaar (Subscribe!)
"Chen, The Revenant will start filming the day after tomorrow. Are you sure you don't want to come and say hello to the actors?"

"If I were Superman, I would definitely fly over there."

Chen Dong made a small joke on the phone, and then explained: "I really can't come. My great director Nolan, you know, I am also shooting my movie."

"Well, that's a shame. In fact, if you came here and saw Leonardo now, I'm sure you would be surprised."

"Has he changed much?"

"Yes, it is very big."

"Then I hope that with this curiosity, he can give me a surprise when the movie is completed!"

"Definitely." Nolan actually knew that Chen Dong was unable to be present at all times, so the invitation was just a courtesy. His real purpose was to hope that Chen Dong could record a VCR, because he felt that this would make the opening ceremony the day after tomorrow more perfect.

Naturally, Chen Dong had no reason to refuse this condition.

So after finishing the day's filming task, Chen Dong spent another half an hour recording a blessing of about two minutes for "The Revenant".

"Chen Dong, the "Revenant" you are talking about is not the script adapted from the novel published by American writer Michael Punke in 2002, right?"

Jiang Wen asked Chen Dong after he finished recording the VCR.

"Yes, you have read this novel too?"

"Yes, I have seen it. I even thought about making it into a movie, but when I asked around, I found out that the copyright had been bought by someone else. Could it be you?"

Chen Dong nodded without comment.

"Fuck, why didn't you say so earlier." Jiang Wen said with some regret after the fact: "Alas, if I had known that the film and television copyright of this novel was in your hands, I would have bought it and filmed it."

Chen Dong just smiled and didn't answer.

Two days later, "The Revenant" held its opening ceremony at the Hollywood Studios in Los Angeles. Because the director was Nolan, and the starring actors included Leonardo, Tom Hardy, Will Poulter, Paul Anderson... and the screenwriter was Chen Dong, it was this last piece of news that caused quite a bit of discussion on the Chinese Internet.

"Director Chen has quietly made another big move."

"I found that Director Chen really loves Nolan. He previously worked with him on Inception and now he wrote The Revenant for him."

"It seems to be true."

"Chen Dong: I have a normal sexual orientation, please don't spread rumors, thank you!"

"Fuck, this looks like a real person."

"Haha, the real me is revealed."

"Capture Director Chen alive in the front row."

"Director Chen, aren't you filming? How do you have time to peek at the screen?"

"Chen Dong: The moon is so round tonight~"

"Oh, so Director Chen's time there is also at night."

"Ha ha ha ha……"

"23333."

Chen Dong found that all the people on the Internet were talented and spoke nicely, so before he knew it, it was already early morning.

But before he took a break, he still spent a few minutes checking out today's hot searches.

"A Man's Martial Arts" had a box office of 1500 million yesterday, becoming the daily box office champion, and its total box office exceeded 3 million.

The total box office of "Tiny Times" is 3.5 million, but its daily box office has fallen below 1000 million, and the decline of this fan movie is obvious. The daily box office in the next few days may drop sharply.

In addition, the Hollywood blockbuster "Jurassic Park" has launched a 3D version, which will be officially released in Chinese theaters in two days.

The media predicts that this will be a huge blow to domestic films.

Even Steven, the director of "Jurassic Park", believed it.

On the day of the film's release, he personally led the main creative team to China for promotion.

As a result, the box office on the first day was less than 30 million.

It's like being poured with a bucket of cold water in the middle of winter.

So the original plan to stay in China for at least four or five days ended up running away on the second day.

It was only then that netizens realized that, since some time ago, the impact of Hollywood blockbusters on the Chinese film market was no longer something they feared as it had been in the past few years.

This topic received attention on Weibo, so we gave it a special push.

As a result, there were more discussions online.

"I think the turning point was when Director Chen overcame the pressure of Avatar with Interstellar. Since then, Hollywood blockbusters seem to have lost their dominance in the Chinese film market."

"There's no need to exaggerate the role of Interstellar. I think the success of a movie is just a coincidence. The real reason why foreign movies fell from the altar is mainly because the quality of our own films has improved in recent years."

"Yes, I also support the above view, but we cannot deny Director Chen's contribution. After all, in the history of domestic films, the movies that have truly broken the 10 billion box office are all related to Director Chen."

"Fuck, I didn't notice it before, but now that you mention it, it seems to be true."

“Lost in Thailand, isn’t it?”

“Isn’t Lost in Thailand produced by Dongcheng Pictures? And the screenwriter of this movie is also Director Chen.”

"The key is that Director Chen is only 29 years old this year, not even 30, and he has already achieved such a remarkable achievement, which makes people of the same age feel that I have lived a dog's life."

"Well, who isn't?"

"..."

Zhao Liying had a mental breakdown some time ago, and after seeing a psychologist, she said she had developed mild depression.

It just happened that Guangguang was filming "The Four 2", so I missed it regretfully.

But recently the script of "Nirvana in Fire" was approved.

Director Li Wenlong is preparing the crew, and the next step is to audition the actors.

As a drama produced by her own company, Zhao Liying knew that this drama was a big production.

Now that she wants to get another chance to be promoted to the front line, small-scale efforts will not have much effect, and she must have a big production.

Of course, a big production doesn’t necessarily mean it will be a big hit, but even if there is just hope, Zhao Liying feels that she must try her best.

However, Zhao Liying is not the only one who is interested in the female characters in Nirvana in Fire.

Let’s not talk about outsiders, even the female artists under Dongcheng Pictures have the same idea.

Last year's Bazaar Star Charity Night was the earliest and also the most luxurious one.

Because it’s the tenth anniversary.

The date for this year's event has not yet been announced, but I think it won't be that early.

Because it is already the end of August, if we still set the date as September 9st, it will definitely be too late.

As for why this year's Bazaar Star Charity Night has not yet been decided, it is because Su Mang wants to involve Chen Dong's Huayue Charity Foundation as well.

In this way, no artist under Dongcheng Pictures will escape, and in this case, this year's Bazaar Star Charity Night may not be inferior to the scale of last year's tenth anniversary celebration.

Su Mang was excited just thinking about it, so she took the initiative to contact Chen Dong today.

But because I didn't find a good time, Chen Dong was filming at the time and his phone was on silent mode, so the call didn't go through.

So Su Mang contacted Liu Yifei again...

……

"Hey wife."

At noon, Chen Dong took out his mobile phone and found that there were several missed calls, one of which was from Liu Yifei. No matter how many calls others made, he would call his wife first.

Liu Yifei relayed Su Mang's visit to Chen Dong over the phone, and then asked, "Honey, do you think we should let Huayue Charity Foundation join in?"

Chen Dong's first reaction was that someone was giving money to "him", so why should he refuse? But after thinking about it carefully, this matter was not that simple.

He could join, but first he had to make sure of one thing.

That is--

"Did Su Mang say how much of the donations that night would be donated to the Huayue Charity Fund?" Chen Dong asked.

"I said, 20%."

"20%." Chen Dong repeated the analogy, and then recalled in his mind the amount of donations from the previous years' Bazaar Star Charity Night. In the past two years, it was around 5000 million, and 20% was 1000 million.

Assuming he lets Huayue Charity Foundation join this year, the donation from the couple alone might not be less than 500 million. If they bring in artists under Dongcheng, such as first- and second-tier stars like Zhao Liying, Tang Yan, Pan Yueming, and Xin Zilei, the donation might start at one million each... After a rough calculation, the money they donated might be equal to the money that Bazaar paid to Huayue.

Then why should he go to such lengths?

Coming back to his senses, Chen Dong realized that the phone was still on, so he quickly asked:
"Wife, you haven't agreed yet, right?"

"No, I must discuss this matter with you."

"That's good. I'll handle this matter. If Su Mang contacts you again, just blame it on me."

"Um...husband, have you had lunch yet?"

"have eaten."

The couple chatted about family matters for a while before hanging up the phone.

The lunch itself is not long, and the meal plus the phone call with my wife just now took me almost an hour.

There were still more than 40 minutes of break time left, but Chen Dong was not planning to call Su Mang back.

He planned to fight back later, since he wasn't in a hurry anyway.

"Crack!"

"Okay, we've passed this one, and that's all for today. Actors who have scenes to shoot tomorrow will go back and rehearse their scenes. That's it, we're done."

After the show, Chen Dong called Su Mang back.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Su, I'm filming during the day and can't answer the phone."

"No, no, I disturbed Director Chen's filming."

No matter what either party thought, they were always polite when they spoke.

Su Mang also repeated to Chen Dong the information that Liu Yifei had relayed to him at noon, and then waited for Chen Dong's reply.

"Boss Su, is only 20% of the donations going to Huayue Charity Foundation?"

Su Mang could tell that Chen Dong thought 20% was too little, so she explained, "It's like this, Director Chen, you should also know that our Bazaar Star Charity Night has cooperated with many charitable organizations. This time, we are giving 20% ​​to your Huayue Charity Fund, which is very sincere..."

Chen Dong was not confused by Su Mang's words. After she finished speaking, he made a straightforward calculation for her and said, "Boss Su, let me get this straight. If it's only 20%, I can deposit the money into the Huayue Charity Fund myself. There's no need to use your Bazaar Charity Gala to do this."

Su Mang was silent for a while, then hesitantly asked, "How much does Director Chen want?"

"Boss Su, I think you still don't understand what I mean. It's not about how much I want, because the donations won't go into my pocket, right? The key is to see if it's worth it for you to let Huayue join in. To put it bluntly, I can't work hard with you to make a profit, right?"

Su Mang was persuaded by Chen Dong, but she suddenly couldn't decide how much weight to add on the basis of 20%, so she apologized to Chen Dong on the phone and agreed to give her a reply next time.

Chen Dong didn't have to wait too long, because after Su Mang hung up the phone, he immediately held a meeting within Bazaar to discuss the issues raised by Chen Dong.

In the end, the result of their discussion was to increase the donations from 20% to 27%.

"27%?"

After a little hesitation about the ratio that Su Mang proposed again, Chen Dong finally agreed.

After all, it is a charity foundation, and Chen Dong does not expect a high rate of return, as long as he is not working for others for free.

As for why Su Mang and the others agreed to Chen Dong’s request, it was because the donations would be the same no matter who they were donated to, and what they cared about was the momentum and traffic.

"By the way, Mr. Su, when will you hold this year's Bazaar Star Charity Night?"

Su Mang understood what Chen Dong meant, and instead of answering, he asked, "Director Chen, when do you expect your movie to be finished?"

"That's probably a bit long."

"Oh, if we schedule it for National Day, can Director Chen come back?"

"National Day... no problem."

"Okay, then we'll try to schedule it for National Day, but regardless of whether it's National Day or not, we'll definitely notify Director Chen in advance."

"it is good."

When Chen Dong agreed to let Huayue Charity Foundation join Bazaar Star Charity Night, "Nirvana in Fire", which was wholly invested by his company, also started internal auditions.

The so-called internal auditions actually mean giving priority to actors with connections.

Zhao Liying wanted to audition for the female lead, Princess Neon, but lost to Wan Qian.

Zhu Yilong got the title of King of Jin.

Xin Zilei got Gong Yu.

Yang Zhi got Princess Li Yang.

……

Although there are many characters in "Nirvana in Fire", four of the main actors were cast within Dongcheng Pictures alone.

In addition, Hu Ge, who also got the internal audition spot, is very likely to take the role of Mei Changsu... It is no exaggeration to say that there are really not many leading role spots left.

But this is the current situation in the entertainment industry. Resources are filtered through layers, and the opportunities that really fall into the hands of people without background can be said to be basically the ones left over by others.

This situation is actually getting more and more serious, because the resources in the entertainment industry are such that there are more monks than porridge, and the number of "monks" squeezing in every year is increasing, but the "porridge" does not increase much.

……

Taiguo.

The crew of "Detective Chinatown".

After finishing today's scene, Jiang Wen asked Chen Dong for a long vacation because he had to fly to this year's Venice Film Festival to continue his jury work.

Considering the journey total, Chen Dong estimated it would take him about half a month.

"You are going to Venice, too?"

Just after seeing Jiang Wen off, Chen Dong received a call from Lu Yang, who was actually planning to take the recently completed post-production of "Lost in Hong Kong" to Venice to sell the film.

I have to say, it’s a good idea.

Because of the success of the first two "囧" series, he believed that Lu Yang would not return empty-handed this time.

"Is Wen Muye not going?" Chen Dong remembered that "A Man's Martial Arts" also had overseas copyrights. Although it might not be sold for much, it would be a good deal if he could make some money.

"He won't go." Lu Yang continued, "Director Chen, do you need me to help him sell "Wulin"?"

"You can bring it over and try it out. As long as it's not sold at a low price, it can be sold."

"Okay, then I'll ask Kino again to see if he'll go."

After the call, Chen Dong used his mobile phone to search for the box office of "A Man's Martial Arts" and found that it had exceeded 4 million, but it was just barely breaking through. There was only one week left for the film to be released, so it would be a bit impossible to reach 5 million.

In contrast, "Tiny Times", which was released at the same time as the film, was only strong in the first ten days. After that, the box office plummeted and stopped at more than 4 million yuan. It has not yet reached 4 million yuan, and its daily box office is only in the six figures. In the remaining time, it will not be able to reach million yuan.

(End of this chapter)