Entering the Chinese entertainment industry is like entering a deep sea

Chapter 17 No matter how small the stone is, it is afraid of madness

On May Day, the first day box office of "Cold Mountain" starring Nicole Kidman was released: 289 million.

At the same time, two Hong Kong films, "The Rookies" and "Entertain Yourself", as well as "Crazy Stone", were released on the same day.

The box office of Men in Black has dropped to 45.

When Li Chen came to the company, Yang Siwei had already arrived.

After the company's legal affairs officer and Yang Siwei signed the contract, Li Chen extended his hand and said with a smile, "Welcome."

"Thank you Director Li, um no, I should call you Mr. Li."

"Haha, it's all the same, wait a moment."

Li Chen opened the door, walked to the door and clapped his hands twice to call other employees of the company over.

"Let me introduce you to Yang Siwei, the company's artist director. If you have any questions while I'm away, please contact her."

Yang Siwei was not at all stage-frightened. She walked forward and said with a smile: "Hello everyone, I am Yang Siwei. I am very happy to work with you all."

"Hello Director Yang, I'm Li Ke from the legal department."

"I'm Zhao Yuanyuan, the finance officer."

come back to the office.

Li Chen smiled and said, "Within a year, the company does not plan to sign any artists."

"You have plenty of time to learn and adapt. I will find an experienced agent to guide you in two days."

"After one year, the company will expand in size, and you will be the artist director, responsible for the company's artist signing, planning and public relations."

"My expectation for you is not to be the second Wang Jingyan in Beijing, but to be the first Yang Siwei in Chinese entertainment!"

The first Yang Siwei in Chinese entertainment!

Yang Siwei repeated it silently, and it felt like some uneasy genes were beating throughout his body.

He stood up as if he was giving a military order, and said excitedly: "Don't worry, Mr. Li, I will do my best!"

Li Chen smiled and waved his hand for her to sit down: "Just call me Director Li."

Yang Siwei also smiled: "Director Li, may I ask who you plan to find to guide me?"

Li Chen shook his head and said, "Don't ask, you will know when the time comes."

At noon, Li Chen's cell phone kept ringing.

Liu Yifei sent a picture message with two stone movie tickets.

At around eight o'clock in the evening, Han Sanping called, and his voice was full of energy.

"You are quite capable, if nothing goes wrong, you will make a lot of money from this stone."

Li Chen thought that the revenue from product placement was more than 1600 million, so how could it not make money.

Although it pales in comparison to last year's "Cell Phone", Stone's advantage lies in its low cost.

"Then I'll take your good words, Mr. Han, haha."

Han Sanping changed his tone and said, "Well, I say, do something big in the future, don't just do small things all the time."

Li Chen thought to himself that it was just a minor matter and you shouldn't interfere.

Otherwise, your eating manner will be too ugly and you will be embarrassed.

"Boss Han, I also want to learn from others and come up with a big project worth hundreds of millions, but I have to take it slow, right?"

"If I hadn't made a name for myself with two hit movies, I would have come to you to ask for investment and said I wanted to make something big."

"You'll be damned if you don't kick me out!"

Han Sanping laughed over the phone and said, "That's true. I hope next year's Shoplifters will also bring surprises."

Li Chen didn't say anything.

Just after hanging up the phone, another call came in.

"Director Wang?"

"Director Li, I watched the movie. Sigh."

"Doesn't it look good? Director Wang?"

"It's not that it doesn't look good, but I'm anxious when I see such a high return on investment project and I can't get involved in it!"

"There are a lot of product placements in the movie. Director Li should have made a lot of money, right?"

"I heard that this stone of yours only cost four or five million. Oh, I'm so envious."

Li Chen smiled and said, "Mr. Wang is indeed an expert, but Mr. Wang doesn't need to be envious, the advantage of light is not in the film."

“But when it comes to publicity and promotion, I’m afraid no one can compare to Mr. Wang’s.”

"Every inch has its own merits and demerits."

Wang Changtian smiled and said, "Director Li is really good at talking. By the way, shall we leave the promotion of Shoplifters to Guangguang?"

Li Chen was stunned: "I'm sorry, Mr. Wang, the publicity and promotion has been given to China Film." Wang Changtian's tone did not change: "Hey, I forgot that China Film is also a producer."

"But next time Director Li has a project, please consider Guangguang. It doesn't matter if the price is a little higher, as long as we have a share."

Li Chen smiled and said, "I see Mr. Wang's sincerity. I believe we will have opportunities to cooperate in the future."

After hanging up the phone, Li Chen wanted to turn off his phone and go to sleep, and check the box office tomorrow morning.

As a result, another QQ message popped up.

“Although it’s not my style, there was a lot of laughter in the cinema. Even my mother seemed to be silent this time.”

Li Chen didn't know what she meant. What did Liu Xiaoli's silence mean?
"What you mean is that Aunt Liu seemed to have some complaints about me in the past?"

Liu Yifei was wearing bunny ears and leaning on the bed with her legs curled up.

His face turned red, and he thought to himself that he was so stupid, and his words were full of loopholes.

Liu Yifei tossed and turned, not knowing how to respond.

Li Chen tossed and turned in bed, unable to fall asleep, feeling uncomfortable all over.

Didn't you decide not to consider the emotional issues first?

Why do I feel like I'm going to slap myself in the face just by talking nonsense with the fairy?

Is it because of the fairy's charm or because I am weak-willed? I'm afraid it's both.

Li Chen struggled for a while and fell asleep in a daze.

On May 2nd, early in the morning, the dormitory door banged loudly and Li Chen was awakened by the fright.

"Director Li, open the door quickly."

The voice sounds like Huang Bo.

As soon as Li Chen opened the door in a daze, Huang Bo laughed excitedly, "Haha, Director Li, it's a hit, it's a hit, it's going to be a hit."

Li Chenling woke up and opened his eyes wide: "How much?"

Huang Bo laughed and said, "Director Li, the first day's box office was 879 million."

Li Chen also laughed and said, "Okay, I'll give everyone red envelopes later."

Li Chen opened his notebook as he spoke.

Huang Bo was even happier: "Director Li, what are you doing on the computer?"

Li Chen ignored Huang Bo and stared at the computer and said, "Read the reviews. Word of mouth is the most important. The first day's box office is just a good start."

"If the reputation is not good, it will collapse later!"

Huang Bo was stunned. The comments on the Internet came out yesterday afternoon, and most netizens said it was good.

"Old Huang, you are highly praised online. I said at the beginning that if you played this role well, you would definitely shine. I was right, wasn't I?"

"Haha, I never doubted what Director Li said."

Li Chen smiled and shook his head. This Old Huang is really good at talking.

The online reviews are overwhelmingly positive.

"What the heck!"

"You really spend a lot of money to pick up girls." Haha, I'm dying of laughter.

"Although we are not married, we have true love! No one cares if we get married. Is there still any law?"

“This is a proper comedy.”

"This is comedy! What the hell is Cell Phone?"

The box office of "Cold Mountain" dropped slightly yesterday: 242 million.

The other two Hong Kong films all flopped on the first day, with the two films together only making 135 million.

On May Day, "Crazy Stone" stood out.

The media's evaluation style changed suddenly.

"Director Li Chen turned decay into magic, and his second low-budget comedy was still a big hit, with a box office of 879 million on the first day, far ahead of the May Day box office."

"No matter how small a stone is, it is afraid of madness; no matter how high a cold mountain is, it is still a stone."

"The film is full of product placements and poorly made. The whole movie is a hodgepodge."

Li Chen automatically ignored the last one.

Closing the notebook, Li Chen understood what was going on and said with a smile, "Let's go to Quanjude tonight. Don't invite anyone else. Invite Xu Zheng. Everyone else has a family."

Huang Bo smiled and said, "Okay."

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