Entertainment: From the Octagon to the big screen

Chapter 329 - I'm a little busy, please don't disturb me
"This is Chen Hu, my master and good friend." Keanu Reeves introduced the capable middle-aged man in smart clothes to Chen Yu, who was holding an apple in his mouth.

Chen Hu was also a famous action director in the European and American film and television circles. He studied under Yuan Heping and was given very high expectations by the old man.

The "Matrix" series, the "Kill Bill" series and Ang Lee's "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" are all his most representative and recognizable works.

A year or three ago, Chen Hu himself was able to restrict the Korean, Southeast Asian, Northern European and other martial arts teams that coveted the European and American film and television markets to the bottom of the industry.

But he also fell very quickly. He ignored the painstaking advice of his mentor Yuan Heping and decided to make his own movie and be the male lead. He also squandered favors to attract friends to help him out.

As a result, "Man of Tai Chi" was a hit at both the box office and word-of-mouth, but Keanu, who played a villain for the first time, dazzled a group of industry experts and audiences.

After picking up his mood and deciding to take another gamble, Chen Hu then launched "Kung Fu Man", which he wrote, directed and starred in. The results of this film were even worse than "Tai Chi Man".

Then he left the European and American film and television industry in dejection and returned to Yuan's class with the intention of re-study for two years, but at that time, the Chinese film and television market was in a period of brutal growth.

Chen Hu immediately changed his goal and summoned his old subordinates to break into the Chinese film and television market and make quick money. He has made a lot of money in recent years as he has been very low-key.

But the price he paid was that no one in the European and American film and television circles was willing to give him another chance to show his face, and even low-cost films refused to let him be an action director.

Because martial arts teams from South Korea and Northern Europe have successfully occupied the mid- to low-end of the European and American film and television markets.

The Zhen family class, Yang Liang, and Stephen who control the top of the pyramid are even more resistant to Chen Hu coming back to share the cake. The friendship between compatriots and colleagues is on the sidelines in front of money.

Therefore, Chen Hu had no choice but to ask Keanu Reeves to help introduce him to the now famous Chen Yu. He wanted to have a preliminary discussion with the latter about bundling cooperation.

This is a very common phenomenon in the European and American film and television industries. Artists with a strong voice will bring a fixed team of stand-ins or martial artists to the crew.

For example, Tom Cruise and action director Yang Liang have been partners for more than ten years;
Robert Downey Jr. and his stunt double have gone through ups and downs together for more than seven years.

Therefore, Chen Hu planned to join Chen Yu's name, first find a large roof in the European and American film and television industry that could provide shelter from wind and rain, and then Xu Tu would make a comeback.

Because Chen Hu felt that the barbaric growth period of the Chinese film and television market was about to pass, and once the tide subsided, 70% of the martial arts team would face disbandment.

And the rest will be severely choked by the management. It is no longer the old and unrestrained era of sellers who "don't keep the master here, but have their own place to keep the master".

Chen Hu was busy performing in the Chinese film and television market to make quick money. After leading his brothers to eat and drink in the past few years, he thought about restoring his reputation.

Therefore, Chen Hu and Chen Yu said very straightforwardly in this initial contact:
As long as Chen Yu nods and agrees to affiliate their team, their team is willing to pay 60% of each service as management fees.

Chen Hu did not cooperate with his apprentice and friend Keanu because the latter was about to reach a point in his life when he retired from the world.

Chen Yu took out three paper towels, wrapped the apple core and put it in the trash can. Then he made an "eight" gesture and shook it to Chen Hu, who had a very serious expression.

Chen Yu's meaning is very easy to understand, that is, he wants to take away 80%. Since Chen Hu only wants to restore his former illustrious reputation, he should show more sincerity.

"Are you embarrassed? If you think I'm evil, you can go talk to someone else. Anyway, I don't lack this little bit of money." Chen Yu raised his eyebrows at Chen Hu.

Of course Chen Hu understood that at this moment, the old god Chen Yuzheng was waiting for him to take the initiative to pay tribute. Chen Hu wanted to retain some dignity but Chen Yu didn't like it.

"You have to show off when asking for help. It's already September 2017, do you still think the time has stopped one or three years ago?" Chen Yu stood up and nodded his wrist.

Since Chen Hu wants to use his own banner to turn his gun and return to the European and American film and television industry, Chen Yu must strangle his neck and set a clear benchmark for those who come after him.

Chen Yu caught a glimpse of Chen Hu's hesitant eyes, then picked up the script and walked to the waiting area, "If you don't want to give up money, don't fucking talk to me about reputation. It's a waste of time."

Chen Hu murmured a few times but did not make a sound. If he really paid 80% of the management fee to Chen Yu, then he would have no shame in being a Chinese action director.

Eighty percent of management fees are no longer sold as slaves in the industry, but as dogs.

Even before that, when the Koreans were trying to quickly take over the middle and low-end markets left by the Chinese martial arts team, they were not so lowly and were willing to act like bullies for the foreign devils.

Koreans have inherited the entrepreneurial and pioneering style established by the first group of Chinese martial arts masters in the 1980s, and have built their own brand by being fearless and hard-working.

Instead of destroying a healthy competitive environment and selling your abilities at a crazy low price.

Even if Chen Hu could accept being poked in the back by his fellow industry colleagues, he could not accept having Koreans despise him, so Chen Hu decided not to continue bargaining with Chen Yu.

Because Chen Hu felt that Chen Yu only regarded him as trash that could be thrown away easily. There was nothing wrong with "eating the weak and the strong", but Chen Yu was really humiliating himself.

In fact, Chen Hu more or less guessed why Chen Yu acted like this.

Chen Hu was born in the traditional Chinese martial arts world and had won several championships. These two large parts of his resume were extremely despised and hostile to Chen Yu.

Although Wu Jing and others have similar backgrounds to Chen Hu, Wu Jing and others have box office performance to support them.

Moreover, these guys have quietly drawn a clear line with the traditional Chinese martial arts world.

Wu Jing and others, who are enjoying huge profits from movies and TV shows, are not willing to die with the traditional Chinese martial arts community. The fact that Zhao Wenzhuo and the traditional Chinese martial arts circles joined forces to disgust and criticize Chen Yu was often shared as a joke by Wu Jing and others at the wine table or dinner.

Therefore, Wu Jing and others began to squeeze out Zhao Wenzhuo intentionally or unintentionally, forcing him to leave the big screen and switch to small-scale online projects.

After Chen Hu, who stood there and pondered for more than ten minutes, figured out a clue, he went to Keanu to say goodbye and thank him for his help. He would remember this favor.

As for Chen Yu's series of subtle humiliations, Chen Hu, who was already forty-two years old, only needed three minutes to extinguish the burning fire in his heart.

To be honest, at this moment, Chen Hu also felt that he was ashamed of the teachings of his mentor Yuan Heping.

People who practice martial arts must keep some anger in their hearts while wearing belts around their waists.

It is a pity that Chen Hu, who travels to Europe, America and the Chinese film and television market to pursue profits, has completely become a businessman.

Although he was able to maintain a trace of dignity in the final stage when facing Chen Yu today, the remaining anger in his heart was extinguished by his own hands.

When Keanu saw Chen Hu's melancholy face, he knew that the matter was probably not settled. Keanu had been with Chen Yu for such a long time and knew a little about the latter's character.

As a professional boxer, Chen Yu, who has been competing in top competitions and earned huge bonuses, will only respect people with real abilities, and he will show that kind of performance.

If Chen Hu had met Chen Yu a year or three ago, the latter would have been extremely enthusiastic.

"But at that time, I wouldn't pay attention to Chen Yu, who had just made a name for himself in the professional fighting circle." Chen Hu opened the slightly cold soda water and said to Keanu.

"So you didn't complain about Chen's rejection today?" Keanu glanced sideways at Chen Yu, who was talking and gesticulating with Lance Reddick in the waiting area.

Chen Hu raised his hand and shook Keanu twice before slowly and silently leaving. His departure was tantamount to saying goodbye to the European and American film and television industry and never coming back.

Maybe it would be good to go back to the Chinese film and television market and seize the time to make a few bucks. Since my old brand has been covered in dust, it would be better to just smash it and sell it for money!

When Chen Hu thought of this, he suddenly felt that the anger in his heart should be extinguished. Many of Yuan Heping's nonsense were completely out of touch with today's rapidly developing society.

Getting out of Yuan Heping's shadow will be of great benefit to his future development.

So what if Yuan Heping, who sticks to the old rules, is the "number one military commander in the world"? If he goes against the wishes of the market economy and employers, he will be criticized and abandoned!

Chen Hu exhaled a breath and turned his head to look at the six o'clock morning sun in New York, feeling extremely relaxed.

"Take a deep breath, slow down your pace, turn around and look at the warm sun, and walk slowly over." Chen Yu and Lance helped Barbara recover after being discharged from the hospital.

At this time, Barbara's mentality was not that she was afraid of activities but that she was a little impatient.

She wanted to return to filming as soon as possible, otherwise director Chad and the writing team would probably change the script.

Previously, Barbara played a flawed ancient Greek city-state princess in her screen debut.

Now she doesn't want to play a cripple in a pure action movie like "Rush"!
Therefore, Barbara was very active in rehabilitation training, which caused a headache for Ms. Gloria, the team doctor.

"The relationship between Chen Yu and his colleagues seems to be good." Chen Luyu pushed up his glasses and muttered to himself.

The program team of "One Day in Lu Yu" continued to contact Emmanuel for two months before being allowed to chat with Chen Yu in a close one-on-one interview mode.

According to the director, even the process of interviewing death row prisoners is simpler than this.

"A good meal is never afraid of being late", no matter how hard she works, "A One-day Trip with Lu Yu" is also the first to kill Chen Yu among all domestic talk shows!
Chen Luyu took a sip of rock sugar stewed pear water to clear his throat.

Then he took the small makeup mirror handed by the assistant and carefully checked his face for the fifth time to confirm that it was correct. He put on a soft and intellectual smile and walked towards Chen Yu calmly.

Chen Yu, who kicked the soft medium-sized sponge ball to Barbara, looked at Chen Luyu with confusion, thinking that the big-headed doll in front of him also wanted to participate in the game.

So he leaned over to Lance while Keanu moved two steps to the right.

Chen Luyu and the team behind him exchanged looks of confusion.

Fortunately, many years of work experience allowed Chen Luyu to calmly explain that she wanted to interview and not play football.

When Chen Yu heard this, he was startled and then he came to Lance's side and looked at his watch. It was just 6:20. Chen Yu remembered that the contract said it would start at 7 o'clock sharp.

"It's not time yet. I won't accept interviews. If you are not interested in playing football, please don't bother me."

Chen Yu pointed to the two cameras behind Chen Luyu.

When Chen Luyu heard this, he suddenly had a premonition that today's interview might be difficult.

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