Chapter 99: Alternate Allies Scream
Many people are happy to watch the turmoil in Rongchen Pictures or watch it with cold eyes.
These people have a tacit understanding to add more fuel to the fire of public opinion, but they cannot burn themselves anyway.
Wang Zhonglei is in a good mood.
All year round, Huayi has been overwhelmed by Rongchen Pictures.
Now it was finally Li Chen's turn to be anxious, and he didn't mind pushing again.
Pick up the phone and dial a number.
"Some things, the public has the right to know the truth, such as what happened to Yang Mi."
There was a pause on the phone, and Mr. Wang secretly thought that he was still worried about Wang Zhaojun. thing.
No, Wang Zhaojun’s story is just a teaser.
It must have been since A World Without Thieves that Mr. Wang has been thinking about Director Li.
“Okay, Mr. Wang, I’ll do it now”
“Also, isn’t Zhou Xun still hesitant? Write some articles about Zhou Xun and Rongchen Pictures. ”
“Sometimes, it’s easier to believe things that are based on rumors.”
“No matter whether there is something fishy about Zhou Xun and Rongchen Pictures, we say there is.”
"As for whether there is or not, that is the truth that the paparazzi needs to discover. We are only responsible for making suggestions." Wang Zhonglei smiled happily.
The person on the other end of the phone was sighing. Mr. Xiao Wang’s move was so cruel. He wanted to drag Rong Xingda into the water and reap the benefits.
The next day, the first-day box office of "Father's Love is Like a Mountain" was released: 9.8 million.
But the public’s focus is elsewhere.
The phone calls between Rong Xingda and Rongchen Pictures were bombarded by media and reporters.
The reason is that in just one night, a lot of "black material" about Rongchen Pictures emerged
Among them, the feud with Rong Xingda was the most eye-catching.
“The whole process of Wang Zhaojun’s casting, Rongchen Pictures had already reached a contract agreement with Yang Mi, and Rong Xingda lost his teeth and swallowed his blood!”
“Yang Mi was just a partner, Zhou News is the goal of Rongchen Pictures, and the painted skin is the bait.”
“Chen Kun refused to join Rongchen Pictures and missed out on the male lead.”
"When two Rongs compete, Rong Xingda may be hollowed out!"
In addition, there are endless "black materials" about Li Chen.
“Things that have to be said between the Palme d’Or director and the Olympic baby!”
“Yang Mi visited the crew of Painted Skin, and the Palme d’Or and the Olympic baby became in love.”
"Liu Yifei came from behind, and Yang Mi and Tang Yan were relegated to the cold palace."
It can be said that these scandals and gossips have captured the attention of netizens very well.
Many netizens who eat melon do believe it.
After all, the great director’s reputation in private life has many predecessors who have tried their best!
And one after another!
Zhang Yimou, Jiang Wen, which of these are not fond of the new and dislike the old?
Even the old stories of Chen Kaige and Ni Ping, another Palme d'Or, were uncovered.
Netizens cursed Li Chen for a while.
Early in the morning, Li Shaohong and Li Xiaowan met in the company.
Li Xiaowan was still a little unconvinced: "Zhou Xun has really reached a tacit understanding with Rongchen Pictures, right? Just like Yang Mi?"
Li Shaohong frowned and shook his head: "Probably not. I asked Chen Kun just now. Rongchen Pictures has never contacted him."
"These are obviously people spreading rumors. They are just trying to muddy the waters."
Li Xiaowan said: "Then how do we reply to the media."
"Don't worry about these for now, I want to see it too. What did Li Chen say? The top priority now is to renew the contract with Zhou Xun. "
"We don't admit or deny that Yang Mi did poach us, although I didn't either. I don’t care about Yang Mi!” Li Shaohong said.
Chen Kun immediately stood up to refute the rumors: "Director Li and I have only met each other once. 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.
"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 has been answering the phone, please wait a moment."
Li Chen's phone has not been disconnected since the morning.
First, Han Sanping called him so that he didn't have to worry about his father's love.
China Film Group will speak out to support him at the appropriate time.
Although the old guys on the committee are also very noisy now.
Half of the people believed that the film should not have been censored in the first place and should be banned immediately.
But this year the higher-ups have made up their minds to make a big change.
Even this year’s Golden Rooster allowed films from Hong Kong to participate in the competition, which is a benchmark.
Director Yang also told Han Sanping that it is a good thing to have debates. The current environment needs a different voice.
Han Sanping complimented Li Chen by the way, saying that it was a good choice to choose Thailand as the background of the story.
Otherwise, even if you choose to stay on Hong Kong Island, you will easily be criticized.
But his scandals are all up to him, and China Film will not pay attention to them.
Li Chen laughed loudly, which was indeed China Film's style.
But this is already very good. After all, it is a state-owned enterprise and cannot be as scrupulous as a small workshop.
Wang Changtian from Guangguang also called and said that he would also help.
In Wang Changtian's eyes, these are not big things.
The two of them 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 film that Raytheon independently announced.
Wang Changtian put in a lot of effort, and the road shows and premieres were even more original.
Especially for the premiere, a top magic team was specially hired from the United States at a cost of 5 million.
Prepare to perform a skin-peeling and heart-digging magic show on the day of the premiere.
Next, Wanda’s Mr. Bao and Shanghai Film Group’s Director Ren both called.
He said that he didn't need to pay attention to these rumors and that they would spare no effort to support him.
Li Chen smiled and expressed his gratitude without taking it seriously.
Thinking about it is just a bit of spiritual support.
It was not until Monday, two days later, that Li Chen realized that he owed two large favors for no reason, especially to Shanghai Film Studio.
I finally finished answering the phone.
Yang Siwei and Wu Bin just came in.
As soon as he came in, Yang Siwei said: "Boss, the person behind the black material this morning is most likely Hua Yi."
Li Chen nodded and asked the two to sit down. explain.
“Boss, it can be said this time that he didn’t bring it upon himself.”
“I just called Sister Xun and asked her about the contract.”
"What did Zhou Xun say?" Li Chen asked.
“Sister Xun said that her contract is about to expire, and there are indeed many people who want to sign her, from companies in Hong Kong and mainland China.”
“But she basically declined. There is only one person who didn't say anything and is still hesitating, and that's Hua Yi," Yang Siwei said.
Li Chen snorted and laughed: "Except for their family, I can't think of anyone."
"I won't argue with them for the time being, but I still have to respond to Tangtang and Mimi. ”
Yang Siwei nodded and said: "I understand, boss."
Just as he was talking, Li Chen's phone rang again.
Li Chen waved his cell phone in front of Yang Siwei and Wu Bin: "I really mean Cao Cao, Cao Cao is here."
"Tell me, this Mr. Wang called to ask for What to say.”
Yang Siwei and Wu Bin both laughed.
"What else can I do? It must be a thief shouting to catch a thief." Wu Bin said with a smile.
Li Chen sneered, and sure enough, Mr. Wang on the phone said he would stand by Li Chen and call Huayi wherever he needed it.
Li Chen didn't expose him, he just rode on his donkey and read the songbook, and we'll see.
After hanging up the phone with Wang Zhonglei, Tian Zhuangzhuang also called him.
I only said one thing: Make movies with your heart 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 because it has been made clear before. Thank you Mr. Chen Kun for standing up to refute the rumors."
"Tang Yan and Yang Both of them are artists under the company and also college students. I would like to warn those despicable and dirty rumormongers to stop doing evil things!” Si Si made a phone call and posted a blog post on his blog.
“A person with a dirty heart will see everything as dirty.”
Tang Yan also stood up for the first time to respond to the scandal with Li Chen. "It is a great honor for me to get to know Director Li. It is our fate to be friends and colleagues with Yifei and Mimi."
A little bit of painting style on the Internet There has been a change.
"These people are so wicked. They are spreading rumors about two female students. They are careful to give birth to a son without an asshole."
"If Director Li really wants to play, those two Hua Yi It’s not like we were having more fun, the couple had a passionate kiss in the hotel just like yesterday.”
"Stop fighting, have Rongchen Pictures poached people? Let's see if Zhou Xun renews his contract with Rong Xingda this time. If he doesn't renew, will he have to sign with Rongchen Pictures again!"
"That 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, he will definitely sign with Huayi.
His goal was achieved.
The polarized public opinion and the good reputation of fatherly love are more like catalysts for the box office.
Everyone is curious. The more lively it is, the more people will join in the fun.
On the second day of Saturday, the box office of Father’s Love is like a mountain was 13.96 million
The third day of Sunday, the box office was 13.85 million
The box office of Father’s Love is Like a Mountain in the first weekend was 37.61 million, which was far away It surpassed the opening weekend box office of 26.5 million achieved by The Myth of Chenglong last month.
The total box office in Hong Kong was 9.85 million, which also surpassed Big Brother Dragon Myth's 6.5 million.
If this trend continues, it is certain that the box office will exceed 100 million.
On Monday, Nortel took the lead to take action and supported Li Chen with actions.
“Two classic clips from Shoplifters, a work by a senior student from our school’s directing department, will be included in Nortel’s textbooks.”
“On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of Zhongguo Film, Nortel The establishment of a celebrity list of outstanding alumni aims to select outstanding alumni who have made outstanding contributions to Zhongguo Film. The first ten people selected: Zhang Yimou, Chen Kaige, and Li Chen"
Two eye-catching titles on Nortel’s official website express its attitude as Asia’s number one film school.
No wonder Mr. Hita called him and told him not to worry. That was what he meant.
Following this, Wanda took the lead in increasing the filming rate of "Father's Love Like a Mountain".
He was not afraid of rumors and said bluntly when asked by reporters: "As a theater chain, of course we focus on the box office."
"Father's Love is far ahead in the box office now, we have no reason Do not improve film arrangement. ”
"As for the negative comments about Father's Love on the Internet, I will not comment, but for me personally, the movie Father's Love is deeply loved by me, because I am also a father!"
Then, China Film Stars, Dadi, and several joint theaters affiliated with Shanghai Film and Television have also successively increased their film schedules for "Father's Love Like a Mountain" and supported Rongchen Pictures with actions.
Shanghai Film Group’s Ren Zhonglun said in an interview with reporters.
“We cannot look at people with old eyes. Times are developing, and our film industry must keep up with the times.”
“I have watched all the movies produced by Rongchen Pictures, and I There is nothing wrong with the three views.”
"If it were true, why would our audience flock to contribute to the box office of Shoplifters and Father's Love?"
"How could Cannes, as an international A-category film festival, award the Palme d'Or to Shoplifters?"< br>
“The country now needs an eclectic film and television company like Rongchen Pictures that is dedicated to making movies.”
“Shanghai Film has always been looking forward to cooperating with Rongchen Pictures to jointly create a Chinese-language film industry. I hope this day will not come too late as my film career continues."
"Boss, Director Ren is too, too..." Yang Siwei couldn't find the words to describe it.
But she knew that the favor was owed to her boss, even if she didn’t want to!
As the boss of Shanghai Film Industry Corporation, a state-owned enterprise, I openly support Rongchen Pictures without any reservation. You can’t accept it.
It must be said that although Ren Zhonglun's statement did not mention Li Chen's name, he may be afraid that the scandals are true.
But Rongchen Pictures, which can publicly support Li Chen at this time, can be regarded as 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 knowing the meaning of Ren Zhonglun's words a few days ago.
Now that he could not express his position, he called Ren Zhonglun.
“Director Ren, thank you.”
“I’m not like Sanping. Shangying. I can have the final say on small matters alone.” Ren Zhonglun said with a smile.
"Well, Director Ren will come and support the premiere of Painted Skin when he has time, and we can also have a good talk." Li Chen said.
The smile spread on Ren Zhonglun's face and his tone remained unchanged as he said, "Okay, see you at the premiere."
After hanging up the phone, Ren Zhonglun was in high spirits and laughed three times. He really wanted to realize something.
Han Sanping immediately became furious when he saw Ren Zhonglun’s speech!
"This old man is so unruly! He really does everything he can!"
I was so angry that I could only sigh in the end.
He didn't even need to call Li Chen, but he could guess that Shanghai Film Academy would also come to take a piece of the pie in the future.
Father’s Love is a box office hit.
To make Yinghuang prosperous, Boss Yang held a grand celebration banquet on Hong Kong Island.
The huge profits are really the envy of all colleagues in Hong Kong Island.
Especially the mortal enemy, Zhong Guo Xing.
This is because "Black House", released on the 20th of this month, produced by Zhongguo Star and directed by Du Qifeng, has a box office of less than 3 million after more than a week of release.
It is estimated that it will be difficult to complete the one-month release period.
Boss Xiang’s face was dull, and he finally understood.
These directors in Hong Kong have fallen behind. If they want to avoid being eliminated, they have to learn from their opponents.
Zhongguo Xing paid a high price for Chi You Pictures' latent film. After one month of release, the box office was only 3.2 million Hong Kong dollars. It didn't matter if he lost some money.
But he didn't believe that Li Chen didn't understand what he was thinking.
Introducing Latent is only the first step. His ultimate goal is to replace Yinghuang and become Li Chen's only partner on Hong Kong Island.
The wife handed Xiang Hua a glass of red wine, and the couple spoke without any scruples.
"Husband, this young man has a bad temper. Both Chen Kexin and Wu Junru shut up. This is the first time I have seen someone not taking Chen Kexin seriously."
< br>“Furthermore, even though the commotion about father’s love has been so loud, he has never stood up to respond.”
Xiang Hua swung the red wine glass, still with a serious smile on his face: "What's so strange about this."
"Although we don't have much contact with him, I have almost figured out this young man's personality this year. Temperament."
"I knew from the time he drove Dae Jang Geum out of the mainland that this young man was not simple."
"Chen Kexin asked for it, and Wu Junru is even more of a fool. . ”
“Although he didn’t stand up this time, look at who did stand up? China Film, Shanghai Film, Wanda, none of these are easy.”
Liu Dehua has lost a lot of weight recently. When Li Chen called him last month, Mo Gong had just started up.
He was filming, receiving psychological counseling, and enduring the box office hit of Child's Dream.
The woman is very considerate, but she just feels sorry for Liu Dehua. Think about when Liu Dehua slept in a coffin, and he slept 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 said softly: "Is there something wrong with Xiang Sheng?"
Liu Dehua shook his head and chuckled: "It's okay. Xiang Sheng finally figured it out. The first painting of Hua Pi will be held next month. He wants to go with me for the wedding ceremony.”
The woman didn’t care about this and took the medicine: “Take the medicine first.”
At the same time, the woman in Hong Kong Island. Chen Kexin was irritated after taking two mouthfuls.
Next month, Huapi and Ruo Ai will face off. If you say you don't care, you are deceiving yourself. I don't know what the scene will be like.
In addition, If Love and The Promise are both released in December, both films are competing for the Olympics.
There is no need to be sloppy at all.
Compared with the competition with Huapi, Chen Kexin and his wife paid more attention to the competition with Wuji.
After all, there is only one Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film. If you get it, I won’t get it.
"Husband, if you love the mainland, do you want to postpone it by a week to synchronize with Hong Kong Island?"
Chen Kexin doesn't understand his girlfriend's brain circuit at all: "Don't make any more trouble! You still think I'm not enough Annoyed?”
Wu Junru was unconvinced, but didn’t say anything.
A farce was finally concluded by a large number of film critics.
“The film does not pursue or enhance the details of high-IQ crimes and logical reasoning, and relies entirely on human emotions”
"At the same time, the emotional relationship of the characters is grafted onto the contradictions and oppositions between the two classes, starting from a small point to reveal the truth of the world. The script has a very large pattern."
"The speculative nature of the film and humanism are both excellent. While proposing the philosophical proposition of "Crime and Punishment", it does not follow the audience's simple values. "
"But it highlights humanity, family affection, and responsibility through the display of it. The value of family ties and sense of responsibility.”
“Li Chen, have you contacted Lao Ren?”
“Director Han, Director Ren has done everything to this extent. Can I remain indifferent? ”
"Although China Film did not stand up to support you as openly as Lao Ren, it didn't do nothing. Did you see the film critics' comments?"
"What do you mean? Director Han, these people are you "Li Chen didn't say any more, right?
“These are their objective evaluations. I just pushed them and let them speak out!” Han Sanping said.
"I understand, Director Han, thank you. No matter what, China Film Group will definitely be my first choice." Li Chen also expressed his position.
Han Sanping has really done a lot, and I called today just to take credit.
(End of this chapter)