Entering the Chinese entertainment industry is like entering a deep sea

Chapter 99 Alternate Allies Crying

Many people were happy to watch the turmoil at Rongchen Pictures or just stand by and watch.

These people tacitly added fuel to the fire of public opinion, but they wouldn't be burned anyway.

Wang Zhonglei was in a good mood.

Throughout the year, Huayi was overshadowed by Rongchen Pictures.

Now it's finally Li Chen's turn to be overwhelmed, and he doesn't mind giving it another push.

Pick up the phone and dial a number.

"There are some things that the public has the right to know the truth about, such as what happened to Yang Mi."

There was a pause on the other end of the phone, and he thought to himself that Mr. Wang was still brooding over the matter of Wang Zhaojun.

No, the story of Wang Zhaojun was just an introduction.

Probably since the beginning of the novel "A World Without Thieves", Mr. Wang has been thinking about Director Li.

"Okay, Mr. Wang, I'll do it now."

"Also, isn't Zhou Xun still undecided? Write some articles about Zhou Xun and Rongchen Pictures."

"Sometimes, it's easier to believe something that's just a figment of your imagination."

"Whether Zhou Xun and Rongchen Pictures are involved in something fishy or not, if we say there is something fishy going on, then it is fishy."

"As for whether it exists or not, that is the truth that the paparazzi need to uncover. We are only responsible for throwing out some ideas." Wang Zhonglei smiled happily.

The person on the other end of the phone sighed. Mr. Wang's move was very cruel. He wanted to drag Rong Xingda into the water and reap the benefits.

The next day, the first day box office of "A Father's Love Is Like a Mountain" was released: 980 million.

But the public's attention was focused elsewhere.

The phones of Rong Xingda and Rongchen Pictures were bombarded with calls from the media and reporters.

The reason is that in just one night, a lot of "dirty information" about Rongchen Pictures emerged.

Among them, the grievances between him and Rong Xingda are the most eye-catching.

"From the beginning to the end of Wang Zhaojun's casting, Rongchen Films had already reached a contract agreement with Yang Mi, Rong Xingda had to swallow his anger!"

"Yang Mi is just a partner. Zhou Xun is the target of Rongchen Pictures. Painted Skin is the bait."

"Chen Kun refused to join Rongchen Pictures and missed out on the lead role in Painted Skin."

"The two Rongs are fighting, Rong Xingda may be hollowed out!"

In addition, there is an endless stream of "black material" about Li Chen.

"What we have to say about the Palme d'Or director and the Olympic babes!"

"Yang Mi visits the set of Painted Skin, and the love story between the Golden Palm and the Olympic babe stirs up a storm."

"Liu Yifei came out on top, while Yang Mi and Tang Yan were banished to the cold palace."

It can be said that these scandals and gossips have captured the attention of netizens very well.

Many netizens who were just watching the show did believe it.

After all, the reputation of big directors in their private lives has been exposed by many predecessors!

And they keep coming one after another!
Zhang Yimou, Jiang Wen, these people are all fickle.

Even the old stories between another Palme d'Or winner, Chen Kaige, and Ni Ping were dug up.

Netizens cursed Li Chen for a while.

Early in the morning, Li Shaohong and Li Xiaowan met at the company.

Li Xiaowan still didn't believe it: "Could it be that Zhou Xun has really reached a tacit understanding with Rongchen Pictures? Just like Yang Mi?"

Li Shaohong frowned and shook his head: "Probably not. I just asked Chen Kun, and Rongchen Pictures has never contacted him."

"These are obviously rumors spread by someone, who is just trying to muddy the waters."

Li Xiaowan said: "Then how do we respond to the media?"

"Don't worry about that for now. I also want to see what Li Chen has to say. The most urgent thing now is to renew the contract with Zhou Xun."

"We neither admit nor deny that he did steal our girl in the matter of Yang Mi, although I don't care about Yang Mi!" said Li Shaohong.

Chen Kun immediately came out to refute the rumor: "Director Li and I have only met once so far. Rongchen Pictures has never contacted me from beginning to end, let alone signing a contract."

Li Chen arrived at the company in the morning.

Yang Siwei and Wu Bin are already ready for battle.

"The boss is still on the phone?" Yang Siwei asked the assistant at the door of Li Chen's office.

The girl nodded and said, "Director Yang, Director Li is on the phone. Please wait a moment."

Li Chen's phone has been ringing non-stop since this morning.

First, Han Sanping called him and told him not to worry about the issue of fatherly love.

China Film Association will speak out in support of him when the time is right.

Although now those old guys in the committee are also arguing a lot.

Half of the people thought that the film should not have been approved in the first place and should be taken down from theaters immediately.

But this year, the higher-ups have made up their minds to make big changes.

Even this year's Golden Rooster Awards allowed films from Hong Kong to be nominated, which is a sign of the times.

Mr. Yang also told Han Sanping that it is a good thing to have debates, as the current environment really needs some different voices.

Han Sanping also praised Li Chen, saying that it was a good choice to choose Thailand as the background of the story.

Otherwise, even if Hong Kong Island is chosen, it will easily be criticized.

But he has to deal with his scandals on his own, China Film Group will not pay any attention to them.

Li Chen laughed out loud, this was indeed the style of China Film Group.

But this is already very good. After all, it is a state-owned enterprise and it is impossible for it to be as reckless as a small workshop.

Wang Changtian from Guangxian also called and said he would also help.

In Wang Changtian's eyes, these are not a big deal.

The two talked more about the national promotion of Painted Skin in the next month, which is the top priority.

After all, this is the first big-budget movie independently promoted by Guangguang.

Wang Changtian put in a lot of effort, and the roadshow and premiere were very unique.

Especially for the premiere, they spent 500 million to invite a top magic team from America.

Prepare to perform skin peeling and heart digging magic shows on the day of the premiere.

Next, Mr. Bao from Wanda and Mr. Ren from Shanghai Film Group called.

They said that he should not care about the rumors and they would support him with all their strength.

Li Chen expressed his gratitude with a smile and didn't take it seriously.

I thought it was nothing more than spiritual support.

It was not until Monday two days later that Li Chen realized that he owed two big favors for no apparent reason, especially to Shanghai Film Studio.

I finally finished the call.

Yang Siwei and Wu Bin just came in.

As soon as he came in, Yang Siwei said, "Boss, the person behind all this scandal this morning is most likely the guy from Hua Yi."

Li Chen nodded and asked the two to sit down and talk.

"Boss, this time we can say that he confessed himself."

"I just called Sister Xun and asked her about the contract."

"What did Zhou Xun say?" Li Chen asked.

"Sister Xun said her contract is about to expire, and there are indeed many people who want to sign her, including companies in Hong Kong and the mainland."

“But she declined most of them. There is only one company where she didn’t say anything final and is still hesitating, and that is Huayi,” said Yang Siwei.

Li Chen snorted and laughed: "Except for their family, I can't think of anyone else."

"I won't bother with them for now, but I still need to respond to Tangtang and Mimi."

Yang Siwei nodded and said, "I understand, boss."

As he was speaking, Li Chen's phone rang again.

Li Chen waved his phone in front of Yang Siwei and Wu Bin: "Speak of the devil, and he will appear."

"Tell me, what did Mr. Wang want to say when he called?"

Yang Siwei and Wu Bin both laughed.

"What else can we do? It's definitely the thief crying thief." Wu Bin said with a smile.

Li Chen sneered. As expected, the Mr. Wang on the phone also expressed that he would stand on Li Chen's side and call Huayi if he needed anything.

Li Chen did not expose him. He waited and saw what happened.

After hanging up the phone with Wang Zhonglei, Tian Zhuangzhuang also called him.

I just said one thing: focus on making the movie and don’t worry about these things.

On the same day, Yang Siwei issued a statement on behalf of Rongchen Pictures.

"Rongchen Pictures will not respond to the poaching issue anymore because we have made it very clear before. Thank you Mr. Chen Kun for coming out to refute the rumors."

"Tang Yan and Yang Mi are both artists under the company and college students. We warn those despicable rumor mongers to stop doing such immoral things!"

Yang Mi, who was still filming Wang Zhaojun, was not someone who would swallow her anger. She called Yang Siwei and posted a blog post on her blog.

"Everything a person sees as dirty is dirty to him."

Tang Yan also responded to the rumors about her and Li Chen for the first time. "The innocent are innocent. It is my honor to meet Director Li. It is our fate to be friends and colleagues with Yifei and Mimi."

The style of painting on the Internet has changed a little bit.

"These people are so wicked. They spread rumors about two female students. Be careful that you may give birth to a son without an anus."

"If Director Li really wants to have fun, the two girls from Huayi will have more fun. The couple floating on the water and kissing passionately in the hotel seem like just yesterday."

"Stop arguing. Let's see if Rongchen Pictures has poached anyone. Let's see if Zhou Xun will renew his contract with Rong Xingda. If not, will he sign with Rongchen Pictures again?"

"Makes sense!"

When Wang Zhonglei saw the last two comments, he smiled like an old fox.

As long as Zhou Xun doesn't sign with Rongchen Pictures, she will definitely sign with Huayi.

His purpose was achieved.

The polarized public opinion and the excellent reputation of "Father's Love is as Strong as a Mountain" are more like catalysts for the box office.

People have a curiosity mentality. The more lively it is, the more people will go to join in the fun.

On the second day, Saturday, the box office of "Father's Love" was 1396 million

The third day, Sunday, 1385 million

"A Father's Love Is Like a Mountain" grossed 3761 million in mainland China in its first weekend, far surpassing the 2650 million achieved by "The Legend of Cheng Long" in its first weekend last month.

The total box office in Hong Kong Island was 985 million, which also surpassed the 650 million of the big brother Long Shenhua.

If this trend continues, the box office will definitely exceed 100 million.

On Monday, Beijing Film Academy took the lead and supported Li Chen with actions.

"Two classic clips from Shoplifters, a work by a senior student in our school's directing department, will be included in the Beijing Film Academy textbooks."

"On the occasion of the centenary of the China Film Academy, Beijing Film Academy has established a directory of outstanding alumni, aiming to select outstanding alumni who have made outstanding contributions to the China Film Academy. The first batch of ten people selected are: Zhang Yimou, Chen Kaige, and Li Chen"

Two eye-catching headlines on the official website of Beijing Film Academy demonstrate its attitude as the number one film school in Asia.

No wonder Mr. Hita called him the other day and told him not to worry, so this was what he meant.

Soon after, Wanda took the lead in increasing the screening rate of "Father's Love Is Like a Mountain".

And he was not afraid of rumors. When facing the reporter's questions, he said frankly: "We are in the cinema chain, so of course we value the box office."

"A Love So Beautiful is now leading the box office, so there is no reason for us not to increase the number of screenings."

"As for the negative reviews of Love Is Like a Mountain online, I won't comment on it, but personally, I love this movie because I am also a father!"

Then, China Film Star Media, Dadi, and several theater chains affiliated with Shanghai Film Group also increased the screening rate of Father's Love is Like a Mountain, supporting Rongchen Pictures with actions.

Ren Zhonglun of Shanghai Film Group said this in an interview with reporters.

"We can't look at people with old eyes. Times are changing, and our film industry must keep up with the times."

"I have watched all the movies produced by Rongchen Pictures, and they do not have any distorted values."

"If it were true, why would our audience flock to Shoplifters and Love Is Like a Father to contribute to the box office?"

"How could Cannes, as an international A-level film festival, give the Palme d'Or to Shoplifters?"

"The country is in great need of film and television companies like Rongchen Pictures that are not bound by rules and are dedicated to making films."

"Shanghai Film Group has always been looking forward to cooperating with Rongchen Films to jointly contribute to the Chinese-language film industry. I hope that day will not come too late."

"Boss, Director Ren is too, too..." Yang Siwei couldn't find the words to describe it.

But she knew that she owed her boss this favor and she couldn't refuse it!
As the boss of the state-owned enterprise Shanghai Film Group, it has openly and unreservedly stood with Rongchen Pictures, and you have no choice but to accept it.

It has to be said that although Ren Zhonglun did not mention Li Chen's name in his statement, he might have been afraid that the rumors were true.

But at this time, Rongchen Pictures came out to publicly support Li Chen, which was like a timely help.

As the saying goes, it is easy to add icing on the cake, but difficult to provide help when the time is right.

Li Chen also smiled bitterly, finally understanding the meaning of Ren Zhonglun's words a few days ago.

Now he had no choice but to express his opinion, so he called Ren Zhonglun.

"Mr. Ren, thank you."

"For small matters, I'm not like Sanping. As for the film, I can make the final decision alone." Ren Zhonglun said with a smile.

"Well, if Mr. Ren has time, please come to the premiere of Painted Skin and we can have a good chat." Li Chen said.

Ren Zhonglun smiled broadly, and said in an unchanged tone, "Okay, see you at the premiere."

After hanging up the phone, Ren Zhonglun was in high spirits. He laughed three times and really wanted to make a big promise.

Han Sanping was furious when he saw Ren Zhonglun’s speech!

"This old Ren is too unruly! He really does whatever he wants!"

No matter how angry I was, in the end I could only sigh.

He didn't even need to call Li Chen to guess that Shanghai Film Group would probably want to get a piece of the pie in the future.

"A Father's Love" was a box office hit.

In order to make Yinghuang famous, Boss Yang held a grand celebration banquet in Hong Kong Island.

The huge profits are truly the envy of peers in Hong Kong.

Especially the arch-enemy, Zhong Guoxing.

Because "Black Society", produced by Zhongguoxing and directed by Du Qifeng, which was released on the 20th of this month, had a box office of less than 300 million after more than a week of release.

It is estimated that it will be difficult to complete the one-month release period.

He finally understood what was going on, which made the boss lose face.

These directors in Hong Kong are already out of date. If they want to avoid being eliminated, they have to learn from their opponents.

Zhongguoxing spent a high price to introduce Chiyou Film's "The Lurker", but after one month of release, the box office was only 320 million Hong Kong dollars. It didn't matter if they lost some money.

But he didn't believe that Li Chen didn't understand what he was thinking.

Bringing in the latent talent was only the first step; his ultimate goal was to replace Ying Huang and become Li Chen's only partner in Hong Kong Island.

The wife handed Xiang Huaqiong a glass of red wine, and the couple spoke to each other without any reservations.

"Honey, this young man has a bad temper. Chen Kexin and Wu Junru both shut up. This is the first time I've seen someone not take Chen Kexin seriously like this."

"Besides, even though the commotion of Father's Love Is Like a Mountain was so big, he never stepped forward to respond."

Xiang Huaqi shook the red wine glass, still with a serious face: "What's so strange about this."

"Although we haven't dealt with him much, I have pretty much figured out this young man's temperament over the past year."

"I knew this young man was no ordinary person since he drove Dae Jang Geum out of the mainland."

"Chen Kexin asked for it, and Wu Junru is an idiot."

"Although he didn't stand up this time, look who did? China Film Group, Shanghai Film Group, Wanda, none of them are simple."

Liu Dehua has lost a lot of weight recently. When Li Chen called him last month, The Battle of Mo had just started filming.

He was filming the movie while receiving psychological counseling and bearing the box office hit of "A Romance of Childhood".

The woman was very considerate, but she felt sorry for Liu Dehua. She thought about the last time Liu Dehua slept in a coffin, and for nearly half a month.

The phone rang.

The woman picked it up and looked at Liu Dehua: "It's Xiangsheng"

"Give it to me." Liu Dehua said.

After hanging up the phone, the woman asked softly, "Xiang Sheng wants to talk to you about something?"

Liu Dehua shook his head and chuckled, "It's okay, Xiang Sheng finally figured it out, and he wants to go with me to the premiere of Painted Skin next month."

The woman didn't care about that and took the medicine: "Take the medicine first."

At the same time, Chen Kexin and his wife in Hong Kong Island were very upset.

Next month, Painted Skin and If Love will face off. It would be self-deception to say that you don’t care. I wonder what the scene will be like.

In addition, If Love and The Promise will also be released in December. Both are Oscar-winning films and are competitors.

We can't be careless at all.

Compared with the competition with Painted Skin, Chen Kexin and his wife are more focused on the competition with Wuji.

After all, there is only one Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film, and if you win, I can't.

"Husband, if you love mainland China, should you postpone the schedule by a week to synchronize with Hong Kong Island?"

Chen Kexin didn't understand his girlfriend's train of thought at all: "Stop making things more complicated! Don't you think I'm annoying enough?"

Wu Junru was not convinced, but she didn't say anything.

A farce that was finally concluded by a large number of film critics.

"The film does not pursue or emphasize the details of high-IQ crimes and logical reasoning, but is driven entirely by human emotions."

"At the same time, the emotional relationship of the characters is grafted onto the contradictions and conflicts between the two classes, starting from a small point to uncover the truth of the world. The script has a very large pattern."

"The film is both philosophical and humanistic. While it raises the philosophical question of "crime and punishment," it does not follow the audience's simple values."

"It highlights the value of family affection and sense of responsibility through the display of humanity, family affection and responsibility."

"Li Chen, have you contacted Lao Ren?"

"Director Han, Director Ren has done this, how can I remain indifferent?"

"Although China Film Group didn't stand up and support you as openly as Ren Zhengfei did, it didn't mean it didn't do anything. Did you see the comments of the film critics?"

"What do you mean? Mr. Han, these people are you..." Li Chen didn't say anything else, no way?
"These are their objective evaluations. I just gave them a push and let them speak out!" said Han Sanping.

"I understand, Mr. Han, thank you. No matter what, China Film Group will definitely be my first choice." Li Chen also expressed his opinion.

Han Sanping has really done a lot, and he called today to take credit for it.

(End of this chapter)