Entering the Chinese entertainment industry is like entering a deep sea

Chapter 90 That's not a story, it's an accident

The sun was rising in Hollywood, and as soon as Li Chen turned on his cell phone, the notification ringing continued.

Before I had time to look at it, Han Sanping called.

"Boss Han, did you install a surveillance camera next to me?"

"I just turned on the phone and your call came in!" Li Chen said with a smile while sitting on the bed.

"You kid, don't you see what time it is here?"

"I stayed up late at night to call you, and you're complaining!" Han Sanping said angrily.

"Okay, okay, just tell me what you want to say."

"We'll meet in Venice soon. Why can't we talk about it in person? Why do we have to call?" Li Chen said.

"You are such an ungrateful kid! I don't want to bother talking to you."

"That afternoon, Director Yang called me and asked me to praise you over the phone."

"What do you mean?" Li Chen asked.

"What do you mean you don't understand?"

"The domestic authorities will definitely not promote or praise such horror themes as Lurking."

"But the higher-ups approve of your going overseas to earn dollars!"

"So let me give you a verbal compliment!"

Li Chen laughed and said, "That's what you mean after all this fuss."

Li Chen found it funny, it was indeed the domestic style.

After hanging up the phone with Han Sanping, Li Chen washed up and went online to read the comments.

Netizens really dare to dream.

Li Chen was at a loss whether to laugh or cry.

What do you mean by six becoming seven? What are you thinking about?

In Hollywood, a newcomer like Li Chen, even with the halo of the Palme d'Or.

But if you want to deal with Hollywood giants like the Big Six, you've only just got one foot in the door.

If Li Chen wants to be on an equal footing with them, or even compete with them, in the short term, he still has self-awareness.

Even the potential opening box office was quite impressive.

In the eyes of the Big Six, a production company that mainly produces B-type horror films is not worthy of being on the stage.

Perhaps in their eyes, Li Chen is more like a gambler from the East.

For example, the Chinese director of A Nightmare on Elm Street 8, Yu Rentai.

It’s not that there have been no Chinese people coming to Hollywood to make their living over the years.

Xu Ke and Lin Lingdong both came back empty-handed after arriving in Hollywood.

The only thing that made Yu Rentai so difficult to walk was that he established himself in Hollywood in 03 with a ghost horror film.

Think about how similar it is to Li Chen’s current situation.

After all, Chiyou Pictures still needs a big production to make its name.

Otherwise, Chiyou Pictures will always be just a small, second-rate workshop.

It can't be compared with first-tier independent production and distribution companies like Lionsgate and New Line.

Not to mention the six old aristocrats.

In recent days, the name of Chiyou Pictures has been a topic of discussion among Hollywood filmmakers.

Especially today's potential opening box office has just been released.

Chiyou Pictures suddenly became a favored guest of Hollywood local media and TV stations.

In the past three days, Tim was either on the way to an interview or in the car to a banquet.

He spent the whole day attending various cocktail parties and social events in Hollywood.

But this is also the norm in Hollywood, and socializing is Tim's job.

The next day, Tim sent Li Chen to the airport.

Li Chen criticized him twice: "Tim, lurking is just a stepping stone, don't stop at what is in front of you, do you understand?"

Tim smiled brightly: "Boss, although I don't understand what the stepping stone means, I certainly understand what you mean by not stopping at the present."

"Don't think that I've been hanging out at various banquets and drinking parties these past two days, but this is actually for the company."

"Also, Boss, you asked me to help you find a property and I didn't delay."

Ignoring Tim who was talking nonstop, Li Chen walked into the airport with his assistant and bodyguard without looking back.

When Li Chen arrived in Venice, Huo Wenxi, Yang Siwei and Han Sanping had already arrived earlier.

Li Chen will definitely appear when "A Father's Love Is Like a Mountain" premieres on September 9th.

Normally, there is no need to mix them together.

Yang Siwei, Li Qiaoqiao, Tang Yan and Zhou Xun came to the airport together to pick them up.

As soon as I walked out of the passage, I saw several familiar Chinese faces.

Yang Siwei waved and said with a smile from a distance: "Boss, here."

Li Chen smiled and nodded, then walked closer.

Tang Yan laughed and said, "I didn't realize that the boss and Sister Xun were wearing the same clothes today!"

Li Chen also discovered it, right?

Li Chen was wearing a light grey casual outfit, a crew cut black hair and black sunglasses.

Behind him are two assistants and two bodyguards.

Zhou Xun wore a light grey suspender top and a mercury silver miniskirt paired with black high heels, giving her a refreshing look.

Zhou Xun jokingly walked up to Li Chen and said, "Tangtang, you really don't have good taste. You can't tell that this is the couple outfit that Director Li and I agreed on, right, Director Li?"

Li Chen said with a smile: "Brother Xun, please pay attention to your image. There are reporters in front of you. If your wife sees you, she will be upset!"

Li Qiaoqiao smiled and walked forward, holding Li Chen's other arm in a familiar manner, saying, "What image do Zhou Xun and I have to talk about in front of Director Li?"

Zhou Xun laughed and said, "That's right, Director Li, we are not afraid, so why should you be afraid?"

As they spoke, they supported Li Chen and walked out of the airport without paying attention to the eyes of the crowd.

Li Chen pulled his arm away and did not join in the fight with the two men. He had already seen the domestic media.

He didn't want to have any scandals with these two people.

Zhou Xun saw Li Chen pull out his arm and said with a smile: "Oh, Director Li is quite careful about his reputation."

Yang Siwei came to the boss's rescue and said, "Sister Xun, Sister Qiao, neither of you is the type that my boss likes."

A few people chatted and laughed as they left the airport. Li Chen was very considerate and cooperated with the domestic media at the airport to provide some footage.

Even after getting in the car, Zhou Xun was still not quiet.

"Siwei, tell your sister what kind of person your boss likes." Zhou Xun smiled without any scruples.

Li Chen sat in the back row, closing his eyes and resting.

Yang Siwei couldn't stand Zhou Xun's personality anymore. He was totally indifferent and dared to tease anyone.

"Sister Xun, please don't embarrass me. How would I know what the boss likes?"

"But someone like you who is attached is definitely not the boss' type, haha." Yang Siwei also joked.

Zhou Xun and Li Qiaoqiao are not like Yang Mi, who are their own family, so they don’t care about knowing the relationship between their boss and Yifei.

Yang Siwei has a good idea of ​​who should speak and who should not speak.

Zhou Xun nodded to himself and said calmly: "I guess your boss likes it."

"Hump nose, sloping shoulders, and preferably a virgin who just turned 18, right?"

"Uh" Li Qiaoqiao was a little surprised. He turned to look at Director Li, curious about how Director Li would respond.

Tang Yan widened her eyes slightly, surprised at how Zhou Xun's words were so explicit!
Yang Siwei, however, remained calm and said with a smile: "Sister Xun, ask the boss yourself."

Li Chen opened his eyes and said unhappily, "You can just say that I like Liu Yifei, why are you going around in such a big circle?"

Zhou Xun laughed out loud: "Wow, Director Li finally admitted it"

Li Chen nodded: "Well, I admit it, what's the big deal."

"There are tens of thousands of people who like her, and the line can stretch from BJ Tiananmen Square to the Eiffel Tower."

"One more of me, not much!"

Li Chen's words stunned everyone in the car, including Yang Siwei.

Li Qiaoqiao did not expect Li Chen to admit it directly.

And he admitted it so confidently, as if it was a matter of course.

He thought that Li Chen would be like most people, either hesitating and evading the question, or refusing to admit it.

Unfortunately, Li Chen is destined to be an extraordinary person.

After a long while, Zhou Xun said silently: "Siwei, your boss is really interesting."

Before Yang Siwei could speak, Li Chen, who continued to rest with his eyes closed, replied: "Brother Xun, don't covet my masculinity. You can't afford it."

"Ugh!" Zhou Xun spat.

Yang Siwei laughed out loud, and Li Qiaoqiao and Tang Yan couldn't help but smile.

"Sister Xun, don't mess with my boss."

"Even Forbes can't control my boss, it's not that I don't have confidence in you."

Zhou Xun turned his head away and said to himself, "Well, your boss is indeed Tang Monk's meat in the eyes of 99% of female artists now."

"I want to see if he can get out of this unscathed and achieve his goal!"

Li Chen was not worried at all whether Zhou Xun and Li Qiaoqiao would leak the information to the media.

This is not a problem for him at all. If he really has something to reveal, he can just admit it generously.

Arrived at the St. Clement Hotel where we were staying.

Li Chen was planning to take a shower, change clothes and then go find Han Sanping.

There was a knock on the door outside.

Li Chen opened the door and saw who it was but Han Sanping.

There were also several heavyweights standing nearby.

Li An from Taiwan, the old acquaintance Wu Yusen, the Xu Laoguai couple and Guan Jingpeng from Hong Kong Island.

"Director Han, why are you here?"

"Director Li, Director Wu, Director Xu, President Shi, Director Guan, please come in."

Han Sanping took small steps and entered the door first.

Several people followed behind Han Sanping.

"You've conquered Hollywood, so I have to come and comfort you, the vanguard."

"It just so happens that they are all at my place, so I came over to meet them."

Han Sanping looked like he was in charge of the country, and had the aura of a big brother taking the lead.

Li Chen called two assistants to come over to serve as waiters.

After asking everyone to sit down, Li Chen said, "Don't listen to Mr. Han's exaggeration. I don't dare to accept such compliments."

Xu Keyun smiled calmly and said, "Boss Han is telling the truth. Director Li is young."

"But the achievements made in the past two years are beyond reproach for us old folks."

Xu Ke's "Seven Swords" only earned 8435 million yuan at the box office, and he lost all his money.

But it still does not affect Xu's status as a big director.

Looking at Old Monster Xu's effortless posture, the failure of the Seven Swordsmen seemed to have no effect on him at all.

What's more, he has a powerful and virtuous wife, Shi Nansheng, and Seven Swords will be the film screened at this year's opening ceremony.

Li Chen really didn't understand what Old Monster Xu was thinking.

Since you knew you were coming to Venice early on, couldn’t you have postponed the release date of Seven Swords?

I have to wait until the movie is screened in the country before coming to Venice.

With such a horrible box office, how many film producers would be crazy enough to spend money to buy it?

See if others love Chen Kexin.

Li Chen didn't know how to respond to him.

Li An also laughed and said, "What Tsui Hark said is right. There is no order of learning, the one who achieves the most comes first."

"According to the rules of the martial arts world, Director Li is already qualified to establish a school."

These people kept praising him so highly, and he was a little uncomfortable with it.

"Alright, Director Li, Director Xu, please stop flattering me."

"If you guys keep talking, I won't be able to face the people of Jiangdong if I fail to achieve anything with Painted Skin this time," Li Chen said with a smile.

Wu Yusen said with a tone of an experienced person: "Now that you have won the Palme d'Or, just relax. It's just a joke. The most important thing is to participate."

Among them, Han Sanping and Wu Yusen are the most important.

One is the CEO of China Film Corporation.

One is the founder of the Hong Kong Film Directors Association.

In addition to his representative work A Better Tomorrow.

There is also the Mission: Impossible 2, which was the global box office champion that year.

Plus, he is the oldest.

There is always a sense of arrogance in his words.

Li Chen didn't argue anymore. Who the hell would come to Venice if they didn't want to win the award?

The important thing is to participate. When I am in my sixties or seventies, I can still stand and talk without any back pain like you.

They exchanged pleasantries for a while, all talking about the bright future of the Chinese film industry.

It feels like the sword fight on Mount Huashan.

Han Sanping seemed to have supernatural powers. Although he got the Nine Yin Manual, he never practiced it. Han Sanping said that during the Venice Film Festival, the organizers held a reception to celebrate the centenary of Chinese films.

When the time comes, everyone present must be present.

The leader spoke, and several people who had not originally planned to go nodded in agreement.

The next day, the Venice Film Festival held its opening ceremony.

The opening ceremony started in the evening, but reporters arrived at the venue early in the morning and were waiting.

At two o'clock in the afternoon, "Seven Swords", the opening film, held a press conference.

Under the leadership of Old Monster Xu, the entire lineup, except for Li Ming and Lu Yi, lined up in a row, which was quite grand.

The press conference was hosted by the current Venice President Marc Müller.

Lao Ma and Lao Xu have been friends for 20 years, so naturally they praise each other.

Xu Laoguai was the first Chinese to shoot in Venice.

The international level of the entire lineup is quite impressive.

Shi Nansheng, Yang Caini, Zhang Jingchu and Zhen Zidan were all dressed up, looking like an international star.

The opening red carpet in the evening.

There were so many people and reporters that it was like a war.

Everyone was in their positions long ago, with their cameras drawn and ready to fire whenever someone got off the bus.

It's like machine gun fire, killing them one by one.

I have to say, Marco is really nice.

The first day of the opening ceremony was more like a grand festival for Chinese-language films.

The most eye-catching ones are Xu Ke's Seven Swords lineup and Li Chen's Painted Skin lineup.

Tang Yan wore a golden fishtail dress, looking tall and beautiful.

Zhou Xun's black tube top dress is graceful and flowing, and the lines of her collarbone are beautiful and charming.

Li Qiaoqiao wore an ice-blue retro dress, which matched her fair skin and well-proportioned and slender figure.

The three of them standing together completely outshined the three women of the Seven Swords.

For some reason, Li Chen suddenly remembered that Miss Liu seemed to have worn a blue princess dress similar to Li Qiaobing's one year.

That year, Miss Liu had skin as white as snow and a beautiful face.

If Miss Liu was present today, Li Qiaoqiao might not have smiled so brightly.

The men from Li Chen to Zhao Wenzhuo all wore black suits.

The next day, local media in Venice commented that yesterday's climax was attended by only Chinese people.

Especially some outstanding women, Zhou Xun, Li Qiaoqiao, Tang Yan, and Zhang Jingchu.

The most prominent and most frequently used word is "Beautiful"

Tang Yan said to the media with a smile: "I wore the dress for the opening ceremony yesterday and got off the boat at Lido Island."

"An old lady came up and yelled "Beautiful"

At 7:45 p.m., Li An's "Brokeback Mountain" was screened and there were many people watching the movie.

Li Chen's Painted Skin crew also showed up in full force.

"Brokeback Mountain" Li Chen had never seen this movie which was banned in mainland China in his previous life.

I was also curious about what this movie by Li An was like, as the title alone tells you what it is about.

Sitting next to Li Chen were Zhou Xun and Li Qiaoqiao.

Before the movie started, Zhou Xun covered her mouth and said in a low voice: "Director Li, I heard that Brokeback Mountain is the masterpiece of Director Li. Are you nervous?"

"Why am I nervous? I never thought that Painted Skin could compete for the Golden Lion Award. This is called strength without desire! Stop talking nonsense, the movie is about to begin."

The movie, which lasted more than two hours, ended.

Li Chen was completely shocked. Not only Li Chen, but most people at the scene were also a little confused, especially the Chinese.

"Director Li, what do you think of this movie?" Li Qiaoqiao said hesitantly.

Before Li Chen could say anything, Zhou Xun interrupted and shook his head, sighing, "Five hundred years ago, they were one family. 'Director Li' is no less than Director Li."

Li Chen exhaled and was amused by Zhou Xun beside him: "What kind of tongue twister are you talking about?"

"I thought your Shoplifters was fantastic, but I don't know what words to use to describe Brokeback Mountain," Zhou Xun said.

Zhou Xun was right. Li Chen finally understood why this film was banned in mainland China.

It's not that it was shot too badly, it's that it was shot too well.

Precisely because it was filmed so well, these three views will never be recognized by the mainstream ideas in the mainland.

Yang Siwei also leaned over and said with a smile: "Boss, do you think this movie is good?"

Everyone in the crew, including Gu Tianle, looked over.

Li Chen did not give a direct answer, but only said: "I heard that showing movies here is the most direct place to test whether the movie is good or not."

"Why? Because we are all quite tired these days and tend to fall asleep as soon as we sit down."

"If a movie can make everyone wake up, it is a good movie."

When everyone heard this, they knew the answer. They were not awake at all; they were completely frightened.

Is it Director Li who is in North America?

Don't care about the views and opinions of the mainland.

After watching this movie, everyone was a little dazed.

The film tells the love story of two gay men.

To be honest, if you just talk about the story, it's quite touching.

But as a good student, Li Chen found it hard to swallow.

Li Chen suddenly remembered a message from a netizen when he watched "Happy Together" before.

He said that you should not think of the two people as two men, but just think of there as one man and one woman.

But in this movie by Li An, there is no need to think about whether he is a man or a woman.

Because it was filmed so naturally, it was the love between two people.

This award-winning film, Beibeishan, truly lives up to its reputation.

Everyone knows that Painted Skin has no chance of winning the Golden Lion Award because its script and subject matter are not favorable.

The reason I was able to come to Venice was because of Director Li’s Palme d’Or title and Macor’s internal recommendation.

"Mr. Han, let's go back to the hotel first." Li Chen and the Painted Skin crew greeted Han Sanping.

"No hurries?"

"Mr. Han, there's no way this movie can be shown in mainland China, right?" Li Chen approached and asked.

Han Sanping glanced at Li Chen, his silence was more powerful than words.

Li Chen laughed: "Since I can't go up, I really can't say anything nice against my will when I meet Li An later, so... I'll leave first, Mr. Han."

"This boy!"

"Oh, no, you are just making indirect accusations."

On the third day, the president of the Venice Film Festival and senior executives of the Italian National Television gave speeches at the opening reception for the 100th anniversary of Chinese cinema.

On behalf of China Film and the filmmakers present, Han Sanping thanked the Venice Film Festival and Italian National Television for their deep friendship.

Wu Yusen was interviewed by Sina Entertainment and for the first time talked about the "far-reaching" "Red Cliff"

"Red Cliff is a blockbuster film that introduced Chinese culture to the West."

"I have always admired mainland filmmakers for making many good films under limited conditions."

"This time, Red Cliff was filmed in China, and we hope it can provide a window."

“It gives mainland filmmakers the opportunity to learn about the processes and experiences of the American film production industry.”

This tone completely puts himself on a pedestal.

Li Chen didn't seem to feel that he was Chinese.

The purpose of making a movie called Red Cliff is to step down from the altar and preach to mainland filmmakers and answer their questions.

Whenever Li Chen saw Han Sanping's excitement when he mentioned the Chibi project, he seemed to be hesitant to speak.

Han Sanping's personality would definitely not allow him to listen to advice and give up the speechless Chibi.

If I try to persuade him, it might backfire.

Alas, Wu Yusen, Wu Yusen. After many years, Old Han will surely be able to understand this name that makes him speechless.

The premiere day of Painted Skin has finally arrived.

It’s similar to the process of Shoplifters in Cannes before.

From the press conference to the media screening to the premiere in the evening.

Thanks to Li Chen's current fame and recent popularity in Hollywood, as well as the martial arts and fantasy themes of Painted Skin.

Nearly twice as many film producers came to see the film than Shoplifters.

Since the opening of this year's Venice Film Festival, the number of moviegoers has remained the highest.

The venue was packed and Han Sanping kept smiling the entire evening.

Li Chen even suspected that he had a cramp from laughing and couldn't stop.

The visual quality of Painted Skin is definitely much better than that of Xu Ke’s Seven Swords.

The ending theme is still the piano piece "Asian Road" by Ikuro Fujiwara from Japan.

That was the song "Hua Xin" sung later by Jane Zhang.

This song was included in Fujiwara Ikuro's piano album as early as 2003.

When Li Chen watched the finished film.

I feel that pure piano music without lyrics can touch people's hearts more than Zhang Liangying's "Painting Heart" in later generations.

During the nearly two-hour movie viewing.

Yang Siwei always pays attention to the situation around him.

One is to prevent people from stealing the recording, and the other is to remember what the boss said when they watched Brokeback Mountain that day.

See if anyone is dozing off.

"Boss, I looked around and it seemed like no one was moving. Could they have all fallen asleep?"

Li Chen didn't respond to her before the ending song finished playing.

The applause from the audience made Yang Siwei swallow the rest of his words.

"Siwei, go and follow the people from China Film Group to talk to these film producers."

"Next time you will be the one to talk."

"No problem, boss. Bargaining is our women's specialty, hehe." Yang Siwei was not at all timid.

"Keep thinking, the size of my red envelope depends on you," Li Qiaoqiao said with a smile.

"Director Li, can you tell me how much red envelope you gave to Teacher Xue Jian? I'm not greedy, I just want to give the same as Teacher Xue Jian." Zhou Xun came up and said.

Li Chen pointed at Li Qiaoqiao and Zhou Xun and scolded them with a smile: "After all, you two are the top stars in the domestic entertainment industry and Tangtang's seniors. Can you have a little more vision? Are you obsessed with money?"

Zhou Xun laughed and said, "Compared to you, Director Li, Qiaoqiao and I are just beggars."

"I don't want to bother with you guys."

I briefly entertained the media and moviegoers.

Li Chen and Han Sanping returned to the hotel with the crew.

The remaining negotiations with the film producers were left to Han Sanping's deputies and Yang Siwei.

On the way, Han Sanping still had a smile on his face: "Haha, Li Chen, didn't you see that Xu Ke's expression was a little unnatural just now?"

Li Chen smiled and said, "Boss Han, it wouldn't be natural for anyone else."

"Seven Swords is just our domestic media deceiving themselves for the sake of face."

“The local media people and moviegoers are not stupid.”

"The nonsense about Asia's box office success is only enough to fool the uninformed laymen."

"It's not a problem if you don't know the goods, but it's a problem if you compare the goods. The film critics will give the answer tomorrow, so let's wait and see."

Hearing Li Chen's confidence, Han Sanping felt more relieved.

"Do you predict whether the price of our painted skin can surpass that of the thief family?"

Li Chen smiled and said, "Boss Han, this isn't your style, is it? So cautious?"

"You should ask me, what is the maximum price that Painted Skin can be sold for?"

“But to be honest, I can’t make an estimate, but I’m sure it won’t be lower than the thief family.”

Han Sanping's eyes sparkled: "Are you so confident?"

"Of course, you should have an idea just by looking at how many film producers came today."

"Besides, the previous film New World was a big success in both Japan and South Korea."

“It also broke several records for the number of viewers of foreign-language films in South Korea!”

"The subject matter of Painted Skin includes both ancient costume fantasy and martial arts action."

"The former is the most popular genre in Japan and South Korea, and the latter is the most popular subject for Chinese-language films around the world."

"How could it not explode?"

Li Chen hadn't said anything more after the entire Painted Skin script was revised by him.

The fatal flaw in logic is gone, and the final ending is also a tragic ending, which makes more sense and logical.

There was no bloody happy ending where Peirong came back to life.

For movies, joys and sorrows, ups and downs, and the waxing and waning of the moon are all stories.

But in order to pass the review and cater to the general public, the tragedy was turned into a comedy.

That's not a story, that's an accident.

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