Entering the Chinese entertainment industry is like entering a deep sea

Chapter 98 Turmoil
The next day, the premiere of "Father's Love is Like a Mountain" was held in the CPPCC Auditorium.

It is reported online that Father's Love Is Like a Mountain will warm up for the Lunar New Year box office.

With the connections of Li Chen and Boss Yang, all the people who should be there are here.

Artists from Ying Huang and those artists from Hong Kong who were on good terms with Ying Huang also came to show their support, and mainland artists like Zhang Yimou were also there.

The red carpet was lined with cheering fans, and the auditorium was star-studded.

Each of the big guys is a group of their own.

Han Sanping, Huayi's Xiao Wang and Jiang Wen were talking and laughing. Han Sanping would glance at Li Chen from time to time.

Li Chen, Boss Yang and Cheng Long were having a very pleasant conversation.

Big Brother Long’s iconic big nose and smile are very appealing.

What he said was quite pleasant to the ear.

"Li Chen, you said it well a few days ago. The elderly people in Hong Kong are still living in the past, thinking it is the 90s now."

"You're too polite, brother. Aren't there people like you and Director Yang who have a long-term vision and are the first to embrace mainland filmmakers?"

"I wish big brother a great victory in this Golden Rooster Award in advance." Li Chen said with a smile.

Chenglong laughed out loud; Li Chen's words touched his heart.

Although Big Brother Long and Jet Li are both Kung Fu superstars, Big Brother Long is much smarter than Jet Li.

So not only is he more popular than Jet Li in Hollywood, he is also more popular with the public in mainland China.

This time, he represented Hong Kong films for the first time in the mainland's Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival.

It is like providing timely help, after all, this year's Golden Rooster is really deserted.

Of course, he was still very confident about the result. Having him come was almost the same as being selected internally.

Boss Yang is also a wise man. He smiled and said, "Come on, I wish our Chinese film industry will get better and better."

The three of them talked for a few more words, and Han Sanping came over.

Boss Yang and Chenglong saw that Han Sanping obviously wanted to talk to Li Chen privately, so they found an excuse to go somewhere else for a social event.

Han Sanping pulled Li Chen aside and asked him to explain clearly what he meant by what he said yesterday.

Li Chen had no choice but to reply, "Boss Han, China Film is the distributor. I don't believe you don't know what's going on with the reviews of the Chengdu preview."

Han Sanping put away his smile. It seemed that there were many knowledgeable people in the circle, at least Li Chen was one of them.

But Han Sanping still doesn't believe that a small part of the film can represent the whole picture! What can a preview in Chengdu tell us?

"You are becoming more and more clever, almost becoming a spirit. I don't believe this, a small group of people can't represent anything."

This is Han Sanping's character. It is difficult to change one's nature.

Li Chen was too lazy to argue with him.

The two of them talked about other topics.

It was not until Han Sanping mentioned that the money from Jiang Wen's The Sun Also Rises was spent that Xiao Wang was unwilling to make additional investments.

Han Sanping asked himself if he had any intention of investing.

Li Chen was immediately a little surprised. Isn't he the boss? Why did Lao Han look for him?
"Mr. Han, forget it. My company's investment projects have a complete set of procedures. It's too troublesome to carry out a project that is halfway through." Li Chen declined.

You, China Film Group, don’t want to invest, so why do you want me to? This is a project that obviously can’t make money. You, China Film Group, are a state-owned enterprise, and I’m a private enterprise!

Xiao Wang from Huayi is not stupid. If he can make money, why wouldn’t he make additional investments?
Even if you want to support mainland filmmakers, you can't fleece them to death.

The Chang Hong mentioned above was already exaggerated enough, and now here comes Jiang Wen.

When Jiang Wen was making a movie, he was happy with it but he never cared about the budget, and his funding chain was often cut off.

Li Chen doesn't want his company to be mixed with too many social connections.

Seeing that Li Chen politely rejected him, Han Sanping did not force it. He glanced at Boss Yang who was standing not far away and chatting and laughing with Jiang Wen.

Li Chen followed Han Sanping's gaze and immediately felt that there were two words printed on Boss Yang's forehead: Fat sheep!

Huayi's Xiao Wang also came over.

It seemed that he had forgotten the previous unpleasantness long ago.

He also brought a new person with him, Zhang Jingying.

Feng Xiaogang and the leading actors of Night Banquet did not come today as they are still busy filming.

"The Banquet" has been quite mysterious since its start, and it is said that nearly half of the scenes have been filmed.

In a few days, we will hold a media meeting at Jiuhua Villa, and then we will go to Anji Bamboo Sea in Zhejiang for filming.

At that time, the two female protagonists Zhang Ziyi and Zhou Xun will have to temporarily leave the crew.

Zhang Ziyi will be involved in global promotions for Memoirs of a Geisha, and Zhou Xun will also be working with the Painted Skin crew for promotions.

"Director Li, let me introduce him to you." Wang Zhonglei said with a smile.

"Mr. Wang, there's no need to introduce myself. How could I not know the person who was invited to my company's annual meeting? Mr. Wang really has a sharp eye and quick hands." Li Chen said with a smile.

Wang Zhonglei was also very happy.

"Director Li, I'm Zhang Jingying. I'm very happy to attend the annual meeting of Rongchen Pictures." Zhang Jingying extended her hand and smiled warmly.

In the 2005 Super Girl contest, Li Chen felt that Zhang Liangying's dress and style were more normal, and her singing skills and voice were indeed outstanding.

For an orthodox person like Li Chen, Chun Ge and Bi Bi are still too non-mainstream.

"Hello, among the top three Super Girl contestants, I am most optimistic about you. Come on." Li Chen said with a smile.

"Director Li and I think alike, hahaha." Wang Zhonglei took over the conversation and laughed, praising both him and Li Chen.

This was Zhang Liangying's first time attending such a grand event as a premiere, and her nervousness was written all over her face.

After all, those present tonight were all big stars, big directors, and senior singers who were out of her reach half a year ago.

Jiang Wen came over and chatted with him for a while, but he didn't mention the broken capital chain at all and didn't take it to heart at all.

"Those people in Hong Kong Island are just sick and need to be punished. I wanted to give you a helping hand, but the other side fell silent. It's boring, haha."

Li Chen shook his head and smiled: "I don't want to make a big deal out of it, but you just want to watch the fun without worrying about the consequences."

"Okay, next time it's your turn, and I'll fan the flames for you."

Celebrities and artists came up one after another to make their presence felt.

Then the movie started.

Sitting in the first row are the big guys in the circle who are so good at stamping their feet that they shake three times.

Han Sanping is the well-deserved C position, with the boss on the left, Li Chen on the right, and next to Li Chen is Wang Changtian.

The movie screening ends.

Wang Changtian said, "Brother, I know why you brought Yinghuang into this play."

Not only Wang Changtian knew about it, everyone at the scene knew about it.

After all, the ending of this drama is that the lawbreakers go unpunished.

This kind of script will never pass the review no matter how attractive it is.

But it cannot be denied that this is indeed a good script, and it will definitely remain a hot topic after its release.

How should we draw the line between emotion and law, and what is right and what is wrong?
Boss Yang and the main creators of Fatherly Love Are Like a Mountain took the stage together.

At the same time, he proudly announced to the media the sales volume of Father’s Love is Like a Mountain in Venice: 4095 million US dollars.

Everyone in the venue was immediately envious.

Everyone looked at Li Chen differently. The transaction price of Painted Skin is still unknown.

But what we know is already terrifying, and this doesn’t even include the film “Lost” produced by Chiyou Pictures, which grossed 1.3 million US dollars worldwide!
No wonder they have the confidence to hold a grand company annual meeting.

Li Chen has become accustomed to such eyes. This year, the profits of Father's Love is Like a Mountain and Painted Skin are indeed considerable, as well as the previous Thief Family.

As soon as Shoplifters was released worldwide, it immediately attracted a second batch of film producers to purchase the copyright, and the transaction amount was also considerable.

This drama was popular in more than 200 countries and regions in its previous life.

"Li Chen, well done. Young people should dare to think and act, and not be bound by 'rules and regulations'."

Zhang Yimou encouraged Li Chen with a smile.

It is said that Zhang Dapao spent 2000 million to hold a premiere in Lijiang for Zhang Yimou's "A Thousand Miles Alone Journey".

The entire film cost only 6000 million yuan, and Li Chen even wanted to go to Lijiang to see what it was like.

"Thank you Director Zhang for the compliment." Li Chen said with a smile.

“Director Li, the story of Fatherly Love is Like a Mountain is very interesting. Would you please come to the premiere of The Promise to support us?” Chen Hong said with a smile, holding the arm of her husband who had a strong aura.

"Sister Hong, you're too polite. As long as Sister Hong isn't worried that I'll be harassed by reporters along with Director Chen, I will definitely go there to 'have a look'." Li Chen said.

The couple didn't seem unhappy at all, probably thinking that two generations of Palme d'Or would add more hype and heat to the premiere of The Promise.

Director Chen still had one hand in his pocket. Li Chen's impression seemed to be that every time he met Director Chen, he never took one hand out of his trouser pocket.

This reminded Li Chen of a joke from later generations: That year, I put my hands in my pockets and didn’t know what an opponent was!

"Li Chen, come on, come with Lao Tian and give Wuji some suggestions." Director Chen said with great vision.

He completely treated Li Chen as a junior.

And what people use are suggestions, not opinions.

The meaning is already very clear. Don’t say anything bad about it. Just say good things!
Li Chen nodded and smiled: "Okay, no problem on my end." "Well, Lao Tian, ​​I'll call personally."

The next day, the grand premiere of "A Father's Love Is Like a Mountain" was all over the Internet.

"A thrilling exoneration of the whole family, a touching family defense, and an interlocking game of IQ!"

"The truth will be washed away by heavy rain, but the inner belief will not be extinguished. Right and wrong, good and evil are hovering in the middle, who is going to define the edge of right and wrong?"

"I don't have any special abilities, but as a father, I have to protect my daughter."

"My family is my bottom line, and going all out is my only choice."

"On October 10, "Father's Love Is Like a Mountain", right and wrong, love and law, it's up to you to define."

The headlines of the media reports were extremely eye-catching, considering the amount of movies that the public watched in 2005.

The appearance of Father's Love is Like a Mountain will definitely cause heated discussions.

After all, this crime-themed movie breaks the traditional ending of the mainland that the law is vast and nothing can escape it.

Sure enough, the film premiered on October 10 and sparked public opinion that afternoon.

"This is the reality. There is no such thing as a long and secure net. There are always more fish that slip through the net than those that are caught!"

"I really admire Director Li. This movie can only be imported. Forget about it in China because the script won't even pass the review."

"Can such a film be imported? Under the guise of fatherly love, they are breaking the law knowingly!"

"The relevant departments are becoming less and less active. First there was Shoplifters, and now there is 'A Love Like a Father'. All of them have distorted values."

"Rongchen Pictures is selling dog meat under the guise of selling mutton!"

“Can a film like this be released publicly?????????????”

"You stinky bugs, do you want us to watch Black Cat Sheriff every day to have a correct outlook on life?"

"Chinese films have become so bad, and you are still sticking to your old ways under the guise of values? Now that you are old, you should just retire and stop occupying the toilet without doing anything!"

"That's right. How come Director Li's values ​​are not right? Someone raped your daughter, and your daughter accidentally killed someone. According to you, you want to send your daughter to prison yourself?"

"Well said? Doesn't this scum deserve to die? I would kill anyone who treats my daughter like this."

"These people are not worthy of being fathers. They can't protect the people around them. How can they be qualified to be fathers? How can they be qualified to be husbands!"

Except for some netizens who lamented.

There were also some witty comments like "The long-legged ticket seller has transformed herself into a more charming girl. It's true that Director Li is very good at making her look beautiful."

The topic discussed online is the film's ending, which deviates from mainstream values.

Li Chen felt a little numb when he saw these sharp comments.

Yang Siwei also dared not relax at any time.

Especially when a controversial film produced by such a company is released.

But sometimes, what you fear will come true.

From the beginning, the online discussion was only focused on the film "A Father's Love Is Like a Mountain".

Gradually, it turned into verbal criticism against Li Chen and Rongchen Pictures.

Yang Siwei frowned as he watched. This was not like the last time when Song Gou jumped out to be the first to speak out, and you still had the law to follow.

These anonymous posts on the Internet are like goose bumps, suddenly appearing out of nowhere.

Yang Siwei's people just want to control the comments, but they can't post as fast as others.

All kinds of eye-catching headlines emerge in an endless stream.

"Where did the huge fortune of the Palme d'Or director, who was born in a working-class family, to buy the Splendid Diamonds come from?"

“A New World that encourages people to do evil”

“A distorted version of Shoplifters”

"A film called 'Father's Love Is Like a Mountain' that deviates from mainstream values ​​under the guise of fatherly love"

“Why can Rongchen Pictures’ trilogy only be imported?”

"Is it dissatisfaction and protest against the mainland's film system? Or has it longed for the outside world?"

Yang Siwei couldn't bear it any longer.

I quickly called Li Chen.

Li Chen had just had dinner at Miss Liu's house.

Both of them also saw these anonymous posts on the Internet.

Miss Liu was careless and didn't take it seriously. She had encountered this kind of thing many times and had long been used to it.

Liu Xiaoli and her solution can be summed up in four words: ignore it.

She also comforted Li Chen and smiled: "It's okay, these people are so boring, just ignore them."

Li Chen laughed: "It's okay in the first place. For me, nothing matters except you."

Miss Liu couldn't hide her smile, and leaned against Li Chen, her fragrance overwhelming: "Your mouth is so sweet, I don't know who you look like!"

Li Chen was just trying to take advantage of the fragrant Miss Liu in his arms when the phone rang at an inopportune time.

I picked it up and saw it was Yang Siwei.

"This Yang Siwei has such a poor vision." Li Chen said with a smile.

Miss Liu got up from her boyfriend and said, "Hurry up and answer it. Siwei must have seen these posts online."

"Boss, there seems to be something wrong with those posts on the Internet." Yang Siwei said anxiously.

"Siwei, don't talk to me about work after get off work next time. Just this once!" Li Chen said unhappily.

Yang Siwei was puzzled. What happened to the boss?

Miss Liu couldn't bear it, so she laughed and said loudly, "Siwei, ignore him. He doesn't like anyone right now."

Yang Siwei was stunned when he heard Yifei's voice.

"Will I disturb the boss's good thing?" Yang Siwei thought to himself.

"Well, boss, I've made note of it, but what happened today is really a bit unusual." Yang Siwei said again.

"I understand. If you have anything, we can talk about it at the company tomorrow."

“But I’m afraid if we deal with it too late, things will get out of control,” Yang Siwei said worriedly.

"What's so out of control? The company and I haven't done anything illegal or immoral, so what are we afraid of?"

"It's a good opportunity to test our friendship and identify our enemies." Li Chen said meaningfully.

Yang Siwei responded quickly: "Boss, what do you mean? I understand!"

After hanging up the phone, Miss Liu smiled and asked, "What kind of riddle are you playing with Siwei?"

Li Chen had no intention of hiding the truth from Miss Liu. He wanted her to see the reality of the entertainment industry as soon as possible, which would also help her mature sooner.

"Xixi, why have so many people been criticizing you since your debut?"

"How should I know!" Miss Liu smiled and pretended to be stupid.

"I'm the same as you. I don't know why these people are targeting me and Rongchen Pictures." Li Chen also smiled and said in surprise.

"Hate it! Hurry up and tell me. You always keep us in suspense." Miss Liu hit Li Chen and said.

"It's very simple. In one sentence, the tree that stands out in the forest will be destroyed by the wind."

"The rise of Rongchen Pictures has attracted too many people's attention."

"If nothing goes wrong, it's fine. But if something goes wrong, even if everyone doesn't blame them, most people will just sit back and watch."

Miss Liu nodded, thoughtfully.

"So you really plan to just ignore it?" Miss Liu said.

"Of course I have to take care of it! China Film Group, Guangguang Film Group, and even Yinghuang, these 'friends' have made a lot of money from me."

"If they want to be quails at this time, there is no need to cooperate in the future."

Miss Liu understood, and approached her boyfriend and said with a smile: "You have a lot on your mind. You won't sell me out in the future. I will still count the money for you, right?"

Li Chen was in a good mood and couldn't help but kiss the red lips that were so close to him.

"I'm not short of money, why should I sell you?"

"Why don't I sell myself to you, Miss Liu? I don't want your money, I just want you to sleep with me every day." Li Chen said with a wicked smile.

Miss Liu felt hot, and when she felt the changes in her boyfriend's body, she spat, "He's just acting weird!"

Li Chen was about to take further action when he heard someone clearing his throat behind him.

He quickly swallowed the rest of his words and said with a smile: "Xixi, are you hot? Why is your face red?"

Miss Liu held back her laughter and said, "Mom, I was blinded just now, and Li Chen is helping me with my eyes."

Liu Xiaoli did not expose the two, but only said: "Li Chen, Xixi is still young, you should stop it."

He was having sex with someone else's daughter in her home and was caught red-handed by his mother-in-law.

Is there anything more embarrassing than this?

　I updated 8000 words in two consecutive days. I can't stand it. My mind is in a mess and I can't write anymore.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)