Entering the Chinese entertainment industry is like entering a deep sea

Chapter 571 Demons and Monsters
Han Sanping has a feeling that maybe in the future this kid Li Chen might really become the godfather of entertainment in Asia, with his influence radiating across the globe.

Truly, since he met Li Chen, he has been overwhelmed by the surprises that Li Chen has given him.

The next day, Li Chen did go to meet an important figure whom he had met once before.

Although it was not as Han Sanping had guessed, the specifications were also quite high.

Those who accompanied him were all big shots from the Film Bureau like Tong Gang, and at the very least they were people of Han Sanping's level.

The entire meeting lasted only about ten minutes, and it was all questions and answers between Li Chen and the minister, covering all areas of culture.

The other people basically had no chance to get a word in, except for the deputy minister who would occasionally interject.

After the conversation, the minister stood up, held out his hand and said with a smile: "Xiao Li, you did a good job. Young people should dare to think and act."

"Don't forget, you are standing behind an ancient civilization with a history of 5,000 years."

What is official authority? It is the aura that cannot be seen or touched, but can be felt.

Everyone present could only nod their heads at the old man's words, including Li Chen.

After leaving the office building, Tong Gang smiled and said to Han Sanping and Li Chen: "Li Chen has now taken the imperial sword."

Han Sanping also nodded with envy. Although the leader just now did not talk about specific matters, the standard of today's meeting was attitude.

From now on, even if Li Chen pokes a hole in the sky, he will probably be safe and sound.

It would be difficult for those old men in Jinji to gain any advantage over Li Chen.

"By the way, I have good news to tell you. Yifei's The Hunger Games has been accepted." Tong Gang added a rare sentence.

Li Chen thanked him tactfully: "Thank you for your support, leader."

Tong Gang patted Li Chen on the shoulder and said with a smile: "These are all small matters. RC's matter is the big deal."

There are some things that the big bosses won't say, so he has to say them.

"If RC can achieve the scale of Rongchen Pictures one day, Sanping and I will celebrate for you in the China Film Building."

Han Sanping immediately followed up, "Director Tong is right. Don't just say what you said last night."

Before Li Chen could speak, Tong Gang asked curiously, "What did Li Chen say last night?"

Li Chen smiled and said, "It's nothing, Director Tong, the circle in South Korea is so small, I can handle both China and North America."

"I don't take South Korea seriously."

"Good! Good! No wonder the minister favors you so much!" Tong Gang was overjoyed when he heard this.

After seeing Tong Gang off, Li Chen and Han Saping got into their cars and left the office.

The establishment of RC Entertainment has put Huayi’s big and small kings under tremendous pressure.

"Brother, the hot searches and headlines are almost becoming Li Chen's exclusive endorsements. We can't just sit there and wait for death."

"I have notified someone to leak the news that Robbins and Brody will join Xiaogang's new play."

Originally, Wang Zhonglei wanted to let public opinion heat up first, but explosive news related to Li Chen came out one after another.

The news that two Hollywood big names joined "1942" fell on deaf ears.

Wang Zhonglei was so angry that he wanted to curse.

In my heart, I secretly cursed Li Chen for losing everything on the main theme he mentioned at the celebration banquet that day!

Sina Entertainment News

"Today, a netizen shared a foreign media report on Weibo, saying that Oscar winners Tim Robbins and Adrien Brody have joined the cast of Feng Xiaogang's film 'Revisiting 1942'."

"And revealed that there are two foreign journalists in "Revisiting 1942", and they may play these two roles."

"Sina Entertainment confirmed this with Feng Xiaogang's assistant Zhang Shu, who did not deny the claim."

As soon as the news came out, it caused heated discussions online.

The pay of these two is definitely not comparable to that of Batman in "The Flowers of War".

It's even more incomparable to Leo who draws nude photos.

But the combined pay of the two is probably enough to account for 90% of the 200 million investment cost.

"Feng Xiaogang is really good at pretending to be rich. If he doesn't have Leo's money, he shouldn't have done any gimmicks like getting Hollywood celebrities to join the cast."

"I'm afraid all the 200 million has been spent on two outdated foreigners."

"Chen Kaige likes to look for big names from Japan and South Korea, and Feng Xiaogang is even more flamboyant."

"The so-called blockbuster is a movie with two Hollywood big names in it. I don't want to watch it before it's even filmed."

"There are only three Chinese directors who dare to invite Hollywood big names to join Chinese films: Mou, Li, and this time, Xiao Gangpao."

"Most investors faint when they see the salaries of Hollywood actors. With the film market so competitive, who would dare to risk losing even their underwear?"

"Chen Kaige has hired Japanese and Korean actors several times, but now he can't afford to hire anyone because of the losses. His wife has to play various roles as a guest actor, producer, and distributor every time."

Feng Xiaogang seemed to be keeping an eye on Weibo and saw that the online public opinion described him as a fool who spent money to hire an actor and was stupid but rich.

I immediately posted on Weibo.

"Many friends were surprised that Brody and Robbins joined "Remembering 1942". It was hard to predict how much money we would spend."

"To be honest, they are not the ones that can be bought with money, and we don't have such a big budget. They decided to act because they were moved by the script."

"Their sincerity towards the film is a reward for our persistence in making this film over the years. It wasn't money that was used to invite Donald Sutherland to film Big Shot."

The whole article explains that Feng Xiaogang attracted two Oscar winners to invest in his film with his wonderful script.

But he never talked about how much he was paid.

But netizens will make a comparison. Bale’s daily fee for “The Flowers of War” was 200 million RMB.

Based on this calculation, the combination of these two wouldn't be too bad.

Some people even said to Feng Xiaogang: "Do you think you are Leo and still rely on the script? Even Leo doesn't dare to say such nonsense!"
Wang Zhonglei never dreamed that he would backfire, and he never expected that Feng Xiaogang would take the initiative to respond to the controversy on Weibo.

"Fuck, Li Chen invited Bale to star in "The Flowers of War" and Leon to star in "Vientiane Island", but no one said he was a big shot!"

"Also, Xiaogang, I'm not saying anything bad about you, but could you please notify Xu Li before posting on Weibo?" Wang Zhonglei wanted to complain to Feng Xiaogang but didn't dare to go too far.

Why don’t you find any excuse? Even if you don’t reply, it’s more reliable than your “script-based” reason!

You can just brag about this in your own country. No one in Hollywood cares who you are, Feng Xiaogang, or how great your script is.

If you don’t pay enough, there’s no point in talking.

Feng Xiaogang wanted to say something several times but held back.

Wang Zhongjun interrupted and said, "We can't blame Xiaogang. Could it be that someone is deliberately slandering us?"

Feng Xiaogang raised his head and said sullenly, "Zhongjun, are you talking about Li Chen?"

Wang Zhongjun nodded: "I am just guessing. Even if we know who did it, it is difficult to find evidence."

Li Chen has no time to take care of Da Wang, Da Wang and Xiao Gangpao. The three singles "Dawn" and Deng Ziqi are all in November.

The domestic version of "The Legend of Zhen Huan" will also be aired in November.

Zhang Yimou's "The Flowers of War" will premiere in North America in December, so Li Chen couldn't just ignore it. He also had to accompany his wife to South Korea and Japan to promote "The Hunger Games". When he learned that Feng Xiaogang had invited these two people, he just smiled.

At midnight on the last day of the month, Deng Ziqi’s three singles were released simultaneously around the world.

As soon as it went online, it was like a comet hitting the earth, detonating major music charts in China and abroad.

Both the number of clicks and downloads set the best record for Chinese singers overseas.

Zhang Yimou and his "The Flowers of War" team are also preparing to head to North America to build momentum for their Oscar bid.

Thirteen production companies even specially organized a banquet to send Zhang Yimou off.

At the banquet, Yu Dong and others praised Lao Mouzi so highly that he almost couldn't come down.

On the second day, Zhang Yimou flew to North America with his team, while Li Chen took his wife on a private plane to Seoul to meet up with the crew of "The Hunger Games".

Beijing Daily News
"Today, Li Chen, Liu Yifei and others will fly to Seoul to attend the press conference for the establishment of RC Entertainment."

"At the same time, CJ Entertainment will host a welcome dinner for Li Chen. According to insiders, the guest list includes officials from South Korea's three major TV stations and the deputy mayor of Seoul."

"A South Korean reporter contacted the Seoul Deputy Mayor's Office to confirm the news, and said that Director Li Chen is a world-renowned director, and Seoul welcomes high-quality foreign companies like Rongchen Pictures to settle in."

Netizens on domestic Weibo expressed their admiration.

"In China, only Zhang Yimou can get the same treatment as Leo, and others can only sigh in despair."

"Today's Leo is very much like Cheng Long in the 1990s. Even government departments dare not look down on him wherever he goes."

"Don't forget that Leo is not just a director, he is a billionaire with a net worth of over 10 billion. Wherever the God of Wealth is, he is still the boss!"

Li Chen's private plane slowly landed at Seoul Airport.

Liu Yifei held her husband's hand with some concern and said, "You belittled Dae Jang Geum and drove her out of the country."

"MBC won't embarrass you at tonight's dinner, right?"

Li Chen smiled but said nothing. Yu Miao beside him tactfully explained for her boss, "Yifei, the boss is no longer the same as he was before."

"Hasn't the deputy mayor spoken? Who dares to act rashly?"

Li Chen patted his wife's hand and comforted her: "Don't worry, even if there are some minor troubles, it's no big deal."

"Humph, I'm not worried about you. I'm just afraid that you'll embarrass others again. After all, this is their home ground."

Yu Miao lowered her head to hide her smile, thinking to herself that she was worthy of being the boss's wife and she really understood the boss.

Li Chen laughed: "If that's true, it's all your own fault."

Yeouido is a small island located on the Han River in Seoul. The headquarters of MBC and KBS, two of the three major mainstream TV stations in South Korea, are located here.

In the office of MBC President Lee Byung-hoon, three subordinates stood with their hands hanging down, looking respectful.

"President, only ten episodes of the script for 'My Love from the Star' have been written, but both SBS and KBS are very interested."

"President, this is Seoul, South Korea, not BJ. I have to teach him a lesson."

"Choi Woo-sang, what can you do to convince him? Just your mouth? Don't you see that the mayor has already expressed his support for RC Entertainment? Don't you know what this means?"

Li Bingxun pounded on the desk without saying a word, allowing his three subordinates to compete with each other in front of him.

SBS and KBS are interested in "My Love from the Star" probably because of the deputy mayor's attitude.

But he still remembers the revenge of the other party who brought disgrace to "Dae Jang Geum".

When "Dae Jang Geum" was being filmed, the historical fact that Ming was the suzerain state of Joseon was deliberately downplayed.

So he conceded to the screenwriter to add some interesting things in it, but he didn't expect that this Chinese director who has become famous all over the world in recent years would tear off his disguise.

It brought MBC's reputation to a bad state.

"Stop arguing. I don't like people who talk big. People in Northeast China have a saying: If you can fight, don't argue."

"Nothing you did escape my eyes, understand?"

The three people standing in front of him said in unison: "Understood, President!"

The Shilla Hotel is located in Jung-gu, Seoul, enjoying a prime location.

The hotel was newly decorated today, with a huge poster hanging on the entire facade, which included Rongchen Pictures' panda swinging logo and CJ's logo!

It symbolizes the establishment of RC Entertainment and is very eye-catching in the city center even from a distance.

Many Seoul citizens passing by pointed and talked.

"I heard that the three major TV stations and the mayor will be here tonight?"

A few trendy young people not far away laughed: "Who cares if they come or not, as long as Liu Yifei comes!"

A large number of fans who came here to see the hotel have gathered in front of the hotel.

Posters of stars such as Liu Yifei, Jun Ji-hyun, Choi Siwon, etc. can be seen everywhere.

In addition to the three major mainstream TV stations tonight, South Korea's top movie stars and idols are also among the guests invited by CJ.

Kim Hee Sun's appearance instantly caused screams at the entrance of Shilla Hotel.

Jun Ji-hyun walked out of the black Mercedes Benz in a black strapless evening dress.

Surprisingly, the person following him was Zhang Yixing from China's new generation idol group.

Both of them were dressed in black.

The two communicated in Korean without any obstacles.

While waving to fans, Jun Ji-hyun joked, "You are quite popular in Seoul."

Zhang Yixing smiled shyly: "It's okay"

Jun Ji-hyun glanced at Zhang Yixing and found that this Chinese brother was blushing.

She immediately burst into laughter: "Don't be afraid, sister won't bully you."

Zhang Yixing was speechless. His savage girlfriend was not only savage, but also very open-minded. Flirting with him was a common occurrence for her.

However, the two of them did quickly develop a tacit understanding, which was only beneficial to the filming of "My Love from the Star".

At seven o'clock in the evening, Li Chen, wearing a black handmade suit, appeared in the Dynasty Hall of Shilla Hotel with his radiant wife.

When the door of the banquet hall was pushed open, everyone's attention was immediately attracted to Liu Yifei.

China's most sought-after actress was seen wearing a rose-red embroidered qipao. Her figure was graceful and slender, almost as tall as the man next to her.

Her long hair is gently tied behind her head, adding a touch of dignity and elegance to her beautiful face.

Liu Yifei's heart beat faster as she held her husband's arm. She kept a smile on her face as she met the gazes of a group of strangers.

She instantly understood the meaning of most of the looks, either envy or admiration.

"Why do I feel like I'm at a wedding?" Liu Yifei suddenly had a strange idea. She smiled and nodded to the stranger while whispering to her husband.

Li Chen, however, acted calm and composed. When he saw Li Meijing and the other two approaching, he smiled and said, "We won't invite these evil spirits to our wedding."

(End of this chapter)