Entering the Chinese entertainment industry is like entering a deep sea

Chapter 82 Red Envelope
When we entered the CPPCC auditorium, many celebrities had already arrived.

Han Sanping has also arrived.

There are several people surrounding him, like stars surrounding the moon.

Seeing Li Chen coming in, he frowned slightly: I'm here already, and this kid just came.

Li Chen and the crew went over to say hello to Han Sanping.

Li Xuejian and Lu Ying exchanged pleasantries with Han Sanping.

Huang Xiaoming and Zhao Wei, who were beside Han Sanping, took the initiative to talk to Li Chen.

“Director Li, I haven’t had the chance to congratulate you on winning the Palme d’Or. It’s not too late now,” Zhao Wei said with a smile.

"Thank you."

Zhao Wei felt a little uncomfortable with Li Chen's indifference, and glanced at Huang Xiaoming beside her.

Didn’t you say Director Li is easy to deal with?

Huang Xiaoming said calmly: "Director Li, congratulations, today we can finally unveil the mystery of this Thief Family."

"I can't wait. Haha."

When seeing Zhao Wei, Li Chen suddenly remembered that she might also be Teacher Tian’s student in the future.

It's so fucking disgusting. She must not use the excuse of being a fellow student to buy the copyright of Youth from him.

I won't buy it.

"You've been doing well recently. I heard that Director Feng has already finalized the cast for Night Banquet. I want to congratulate you, too." Li Chen said with a smile.

"Thank you. Director Li, please take care of me in the future."

After exchanging a few pleasantries, Huang Xiaoming and Zhao Wei tactfully walked away.

Yang Siwei is now like a fish in water when facing this kind of situation.

He is also adept at interacting with each of these celebrity artists.

Li Chen glanced over there and saw that Yang Siwei was already chatting with Wang Jinghua.

Andy Lau and Raymond Leung were also there.

It seems that Liang Jiahui will still follow Wang Jinghua and leave Huayi.

"Why are you always late?" Han Sanping said unhappily.

"Mr. Han, I didn't know you would come so early." Li Chen said with a smile.

"Mr. Yang will be here soon, as will some of the filmmakers. Don't get confused." Han Sanping said with some ulterior motive.

"Don't worry, Mr. Han. For now, China Film Group is enough of Rongchen Pictures' only state-owned enterprise as a partner." Li Chen was clear in his mind.

Last time, I met Ren Zhonglun from Shanghai Film Studio at the premiere of Zhang Side’s film.

At that time, Han Sanping introduced Li Chen and Ren Zhonglun to each other as if they were his own people.

One after another, the guests invited by Han Sanping arrived.

Li Shaohong and Li Xiaowan also came with Chen Kun.

Watching Li Shaohong and Li Xiaowan walking towards me hand in hand.

Li Chen guessed that the two of them would not mention Yang Mi's matter.

After all, Yang Mi can now be described as an unknown person.

It will not be until the release of The Return of the Condor Heroes next year that he will come to the fore.

"Li Chen, thank you for what you did that day." Li Shaohong said with a smile.

"I didn't do anything. You're welcome, Mr. Li." Li Chen said indifferently.

Li Shaohong smiled and said nothing more, then turned aside.

Li Xiaowan seemed to have something else to say.

"The company has decided to terminate the contract with Yang Mi. Director Li probably won't sign a contract with her." Li Xiaowan joked.

Yang Mi's termination of the contract shouldn't be a big deal.

Rong Xingda will not ask for a huge termination fee.

After all, the company didn't waste many resources on Yang Mi.

After communicating with Yang Mi, there is no room for maneuver.

She discussed it with Li Shaohong and decided that the company would take the initiative to terminate the contract.

Minimize the impact.

But the prerequisite is that Li Chen’s Rongchen Pictures cannot sign a contract with Yang Mi.

Otherwise, this matter will definitely ferment and even be hyped by the media.

It will be difficult to estimate the impact on Rong Xingda at that time.

"Mr. Li, contract termination and contract signing are both normal business practices of the company."

"I think there is no need to mix in other factors."

"I made it very clear when I called you that day."

"I'll say it again, Yang Mi at that time was not qualified to talk to me about this."

"But times have changed, and no one can predict what will happen in the future."

"I'm going to socialize with Mr. Han. Mr. Li, see you later."

Seeing Li Chen walking away, Li Xiaowan and Li Shaohong who was not far away looked at each other and shook their heads slightly in disappointment.

But Li Chen has actually been concerned about this matter.

After what Li Xiaowan said just now, Li Chen realized that this matter could not be handled well.

It's likely to get off to a very bad start.

Maybe, many artists from other companies will follow Yang Mi’s example.

They terminated their contracts with the company and switched to Rongchen Pictures.

Some film and television companies may also poach talents more unscrupulously.

For example, Huayi. It is now rumored that Huayi has set its sights on Zhang Jingchu from Rongxingda.

It's like the catfish effect and dominoes.

If Li Chen really signs Yang Mi, a series of chain reactions will cause a major earthquake in Rongxingda.

Li Chen knew very well that almost all the artists who left Rong Xingda in later generations became famous.

Whether it is Chen Kun or Zhou Xun whose contract expired and was not renewed.

Or it could be Zhang Jingchu who was poached.

As well as Jiang Mengjie and Yangyang who went directly to court.

This is a problem. If it is not handled properly, it will definitely not be good for Rongchen Pictures' reputation in the industry.

The premiere was still going on, and the poet and his wife had to come for the sake of face.

Li Chen is not as pretentious as a poet. He welcomes guests with a smile.

Chen Hong felt better, but the poet still maintained his innocent attitude.

At 6:30 in the afternoon, Mr. Yang also made his final appearance.

Han Sanping didn't waste any more time and told everyone to wait until after the premiere.

Anyone sitting at the same table with Li Chen is a big shot in the industry who would tremble with fear if someone stomped their feet.

Mr. Bao from Wanda Cinema, the president of the Film Association, two CEOs from China Film, Lao Wang from Guangguang, Lao Mouzi and the poet
"Li Chen, good job." Zhang Yimou said with a smile.

"Director Zhang, you're too kind," Li Chen replied with a smile.

"Old Tian has a successor."

Tian Zhuangzhuang smiled and said nothing.

Soon, the movie started showing. After watching the movie, everyone understood that this Shoplifters deserved the Palme d'Or.

Although some of the plots are questionable, such as teaching children to steal and burying corpses without reporting them.

But just talking about the script, even if you asked these old guys present to be 30 or 40 years younger, they still wouldn't be able to come up with it.

The seemingly continuous coincidences are actually supported by flawless logic.

No wonder people are now saying that Li Chen is the number one screenwriter in China.

Applause broke out, and Han Sanping, Li Chen and the main actors of the crew walked onto the stage.

The host first asked Han Sanping a question.

"Boss Han, we've all watched Shoplifters. The story is very exciting."

“The flashes of humanity are also on display at the end, which now tells us how much it will fetch at Cannes.”

"The media friends and guests present at the event, as well as the vast number of netizens, are eager to know."

The host smiled and asked a question that everyone was concerned about.

Han Sanping smiled triumphantly, and he and Li Chen looked at each other and smiled.

He took the microphone handed over by the host and laughed with full energy.

"can."

"Shoplifters has set a new record for Chinese films going overseas."

"The transaction price was 4900 million US dollars, making it the most profitable domestic film since the establishment of China Film Group."

The audience was immediately shocked by this number.

Nearly 400 million RMB, this number is terrifying.

After the 400 million yuan has been taxed, it will be split equally between the two producers.

This kind of profit is really enviable for all the CEOs of film and television companies.

They work hard for a year and invest in a few movies, but they may lose everything.

Even if they make money, it is rarely hundreds of millions in net profit.

Han Sanping was very satisfied with the exclamations from the audience.

Then he took advantage of the situation and said: "We at China Film will spare no effort to support domestic films going overseas."

“Hopefully, we won’t have to wait too long for the next film that breaks the offshore transaction price of the Thieves family.”

"Thank you Mr. Han for your answer. I sincerely hope that our Chinese film industry will get better and better." The host said with a smile.

"Next, I would like to ask Mr. Xue Jian, who is the emperor of Cannes."

Han Sanping handed the microphone to Li Xuejian.

The host rolled his eyes and said with a smile, "Teacher Xue Jian."

"From your expression, you just learned about the transaction price of the thief family, right?"

"Well, yes." Li Xuejian said with a smile.

"Do you regret having to take a smaller paycheck?"

The guests in the audience all laughed out loud and looked at Li Chen and Li Xuejian.

Han Sanping also laughed.

Li Xuejian glanced at Li Chen, and Li Chen smiled and nodded slightly.

Li Xuejian smiled and said, "It's going to be less."

Everyone in the audience applauded and laughed.

But Li Xuejian changed the subject and said with a smile: "However, Li Chen has already sent me a red envelope."

"But it's not less than the pay for the movie!"

There was another burst of laughter from the audience. Unexpectedly, Li Xuejian also played a joke on everyone.

It seems that this red envelope is really big.

Huang Xiaoming was the first to applaud, and Yang Siwei cheered beside him, "Director Li is so cool!"

The host also smiled and asked, "Teacher Xuejian, can you reveal the specific amount?"

The audience really likes this host more and more.

The questions asked are all questions that everyone is concerned about.

Li Xuejian smiled and said, "Keep it a secret."

The host suddenly had an idea and went to the youngest child, Guan Xiaotong.

"Little boy, how much is your red envelope?"

Guan Xiaotong, who was less than eight years old, blushed immediately.

"I, I don't know either, but I know that my father changed to an Audi sedan."

"Mom is very happy. She said that Brother Li Chen is much more generous than Dad..."

Haha
There was continuous applause and laughter from the audience, and Li Chen also laughed.

The host also laughed and said, "Well, I want to change my career."

"Director Li, if something like this happens again next time, I will also have a daughter."

Huang Xiaoming, who was sitting with Yang Siwei, asked while clapping and laughing.

"Siwei, a boss like Director Li is rare in the industry. You are lucky."

Yang Siwei was proud of it and laughed: "That's right, my boss's temperament of treating money as dirt is simply amazing."

"Of course, I'm still a little bit behind Brother Xiaoming, haha."

All the leading actors were teased by the host in turn.

Finally it was Li Chen's turn.

The host asked a question that was difficult for Li Chen to answer.

"Director Li, twelve years ago, Director Chen won the first Palme d'Or for a Chinese."

"Twelve years later, you win the Palme d'Or again."

"Do you have anything to say to Director Chen about this?"

Chen Kaige, who was sitting at Li Chen's table, was very graceful in keeping the corners of his mouth raised 15 degrees.

But now things are gradually getting even.

Chen Hong is still graceful and elegant.

Seems to be unconcerned about this issue.

She just glanced at her husband unconsciously.

……

Everyone turned their eyes to the two Palme d'Or directors, especially Li Chen.

Li Chen chuckled and said, "Yes!"

The people on and off the stage as well as the media present were immediately very interested.

Li Chen and Chen Kaige looked at each other, and Chen Kaige's face was expressionless.

Li Chen smiled calmly and said, "Director Chen, this woman doesn't look like a good person."

Haha
There was thunderous applause from the audience. Li Chen's Tianjin accent was so flavorful.

The most rare thing is that he not only resolved the host's attack with humor, but also responded calmly.

Chen Kaige's mouth corners curved up again, and he clapped along with everyone, which was rare.

The female host smiled awkwardly.

(End of this chapter)