Chapter 108: The intimacy caused by scolding
For Zhou Xun, this year feels like stepping on the shoulders of the goddess of luck.
Painted Skin, which she almost turned down
not only won her the Best Actress Award in Venice, one of the top three in Europe.
She is even about to become the brand ambassador of the high-end luxury brand Chanel.
Happiness comes so fast that it is dizzying.
When agent Zeng Jia told Zhou Xun the news, Zhou Xun was still a little in disbelief.
Zeng Jia confirmed again and again that it was Chanel’s Lafayette who personally appointed Zhou Xun.
All this is due to the wonderful performance of Zhou Xun in "Painted Skin".
I heard that Chanel’s Lafayette also saw the painting.
When I saw Zhou Xun's performance as Xiao Wei, I immediately decided that Zhou Xun was Chanel's first Chinese ambassador.
Although image ambassadors are less interesting than spokespersons.
But being recognized by Chanel can already make more than 99% of the actresses in the industry envious and jealous.
The more popular Zhou Xun becomes, the more it makes Rong Xingda’s Li Shaohong feel like a knife.
Because Zhou Xun has made it clear that he will not renew Rong Xingda’s contract.
Li Chen received a call from Zhou Xun and thought she was also asking about the role.
As a result, Zhou Xun said: "Director Li, do you want to sign me? I'll give you a chance. If it's too late, it will be too late."
Li Chen smiled and said: "What? Too late? Are you too loud? "
"Have you forgotten about the bet? I just won't sign you and ask you to film. I don't think you dare to say no!"
Zhou Xun was depressed: "Well, you and I have nothing to say! Forget it if you don't sign!"
"Okay, no more joking. In a word, if you want to come, I welcome you. It's up to you."
"But I have to say it first. If you sign it to me, you are not so free. , you can’t accept everything!”
“I guess you’ve heard this from Yang Siwei and Tang Yan.”
Zhou Xun was in a good mood and said with a smile: “Of course I do. I know, then it’s settled.”
Only a fool would take on an outside role after signing with Rongchen Pictures.
This year alone, Rongchen Pictures has produced seven or eight movies.
Not counting several TV series and Hollywood’s Chi You Pictures.
She took on an outside role in Rong Xingda, so it’s not like Rong Xingda has no resources!
With top-notch resources like Rongchen Pictures, I only went out to find food if I had a brain!
“Well, it’s settled, we’ll deal with Rong Xingda’s side and come over to Yang Siwei to report!”
"No problem!"
After hanging up the phone, Zhou Xun felt even happier.
Although Huayi is good, how can it be compared with Rongchen Pictures.
When I went to Huayi, I would inevitably have to compete with two companies for resources, but it was different when I went to Rongchen Pictures.
No need to grab at all, there are excess resources.
Li Chen sighed softly and went around in circles, but Zhou Xun still signed under his banner.
It is estimated that Huayi should make a move again, and public opinion will also be hotly discussing poaching Rong Xingda.
Previously, Yang Mi terminated the contract and signed it to him, and later Zhou Xun signed it to him when the contract expired.
He couldn’t explain it clearly even though he was full of words.
But he was not afraid either. Duke Zhou was afraid of the rumor mill, but Wang Mang was humble and did not usurp the time!
Zhou Xun's acting skills are unparalleled. His company's resources are comparable to those of a database, and he can handle several more Zhou Xuns.
Li Chen found Yang Siwei and explained Zhou Xun’s matter to her.
Yang Siwei gave a thumbs up and smiled: "Boss, it should have been like this a long time ago. I thought you were afraid of Huayi and Rumors and didn't dare to sign Sister Xun!"
"Okay, Say less nice things, do a good job in public relations, and don’t let the villain show up again!”
“Don’t worry, boss!”
Yang Siwei called Zhou Xun as soon as he left the house.
"Sister Xun, you finally made the right choice, and you were not confused!" Yang Siwei said.
“How do you say that?” Zhou Xun smiled.
"Huayi and us, only fools would choose Huayi. Adding you to the battle between the two sisters in it, it just makes a variety show."
"What show? ”
"Ya Qian, guess what!"
"Hahaha, don't say it, it's true!"
"Actually, I've been waiting for your boss to talk to me! But your boss is nice, Never open your mouth! If I hadn’t waited for him, I would have promised Hua Yi!”
“Sister Xun, if I hadn’t poured cold water on you, even if you were the Oscar-winning actress, my boss would never have opened your mouth to you! Yes!”
“That’s right, your family has a big business and you don’t make money from artist management!”
"The profit from just one movie is more than the profit of other companies for several years or even more than ten years!"
"I won't say anymore, you are welcome to join in advance."
The next day.
Chiyou Pictures first announced the news of "Thieves" in Hollywood.
Immediately, four domestic companies, China Film, Shanghai Film, Wanda, and Enlight, announced at the same time that they would jointly invest in the filming of "Thieves".
Rongchen Pictures also released the casting information.
A group drama, regardless of the main character or the supporting cast.
Male 1: Around 45 years old, introverted personality, with at least three works under his belt.
Second Male: Around 55 years old, with at least three works under his belt.
Male 3: Around 40 years old, not tall.
Male 4: Around 30 years old, tall.
Female 1: Under 22 years old, with a foundation in martial arts.
Female 2: Around 40 years old, with noble temperament.
Chinese actors who meet the above requirements can send their resumes to the email address of Rongchen Film Company before January 15th for the first round of screening.
The results of the first round of screening will be announced before January 31st.
A second round of auditions will be held at the end of February.
As soon as the casting news was released, the circle immediately became agitated.
Except for the first and second male characters, there are requirements for the work, but there are no other roles.
This shows that newcomers can do it too. In less than half an hour, the mailbox of Rongchen Pictures was filled with resumes of artists from Hong Kong, Taiwan and Mainland China.
Li Chen glanced at it and even Liu Dehua submitted his resume.
Li Chen immediately called Liu Dehua.
The call was answered quickly.
"Brother Hua, why don't you submit your resume? Even if you don't submit it, you are still among the candidates I invited to audition." Li Chen said with a smile.
"Really? That's good. I think everyone said that I am a box office poison. Maybe only Director Li can help me take off this hat."
"What a box office poison?" , that’s a problem with the script and has nothing to do with you.”
"For the role of the male lead in "Thieves", I thought of you from the beginning."
"But later I felt that Brother Hua, you look too decent, and the male lead is a villain, so I was a little worried, so I still auditioned "Director Li doesn't need to explain, this is what he should do. The more this happens, the more it shows that Director Li is a qualified director," Liu Dehua said with a smile.
As soon as Li Chen hung up the phone, Yang Siwei and Tang Yan knocked on the door and came in.
Tang Yan still had an unnatural look on his face.
"What's the matter?"
"Boss, what do you think of Luo Jin as the fourth male lead?" Yang Siwei smiled and Tang Yan felt slightly embarrassed.
Li Chen glanced at Tang Yan, and Tang Yan quickly explained.
"Boss, although Luo Jin is less than thirty, he has practiced martial arts since he was a child, and he is also tall, right?" Tang Yan's appearance made Li Chen laugh: "That's it?"< br>
The two nodded.
"Let him come directly to the audition when the time comes. It's best to stay in shape for more than a month. If he has a few tendons by then, he may have a better chance." Li Chen said with a smile.
Although Luo Jin looks more delicate, the role does not have many lines, so it can be considered.
Tang Yan was relieved, and Yang Siwei smiled and said: "I said there must be no problem with the boss. Tangtang is afraid that you won't like this, boss!"
"What's the point? , Living in this world, how can you stay away from the world, but next time you don’t have to think about it, you can do it yourself!" Li Chen said with a smile.
"I understand, boss." Tang Yan smiled.
This Tang Yan's character is really developing in a silly and sweet direction. Why does he feel like he is in love when he falls in love?
It seems that she must not be assigned this kind of role in the future, otherwise she will get deeper into trouble.
However, Li Chen will not frequently entertain Tang Yan.
We will not allow our artists to appear on variety shows casually.
Happy Camp invited Tang Yan, but Li Chen asked Yang Siwei to decline.
If you want to be an actor, don’t think about variety shows.
For an actor like Gong Li, it takes half a year to film a movie, several months to study the script, and several months to experience life.
This is a qualified actor.
And Gong Li has never regarded himself as someone in the entertainment industry.
Therefore, the goal Li Chen set for Tang Yan was to produce at most two dramas per year.
She is not Zhou Xun, who is born to eat this kind of rice. She can pull out one movie and immediately invest in another.
As for Yang Mi, Li Chen has the same plan for her.
One or two plays a year, and then do your duty as a student conscientiously and lay a solid foundation.
Wang Jinghao from Chengtian also sent over the resumes of suitable artists.
Liang Jiahui, Guan Zhilin, Liu Jialing, Xia Yu
Hua Yi is the most depressed. After a round of comparison, none of his artists meet the requirements. It seems that the threshold is set according to Hua Yi.
And they don’t have a share in the investment share!
Xiao Wang was not the least bit angry. If he knew that the cooked duck Zhou Xun had flown away again, he would probably have wanted to kill Li Chen.
Li Chen returned home and found that the Maserati in the garage was missing. Needless to say, Miss Liu must have driven away.
Ms. Liu, who had obtained her driver's license, regarded her Maserati as her car.
It seems that the Porsche Carrera GT I ordered a while ago was very prescient.
Before my butt was still hot, Jiang Wen called again.
After making some nonsense about the box office performance of "Painted Skin", Jiang Wen never said anything.
Li Chen was impatient and wanted to hang up, so Jiang Wen finally spoke.
"Brother, I want to ask a favor for you, your role as the second female lead in "Thieves"
After hanging up the phone, Li Chen was speechless. Liu Xiaoqing was already over fifty, Jiang Wen had the nerve to mention it to him. .
Li Chen only agreed to let Liu Xiaoqing come for the audition, but not for anything else.
Jiang Wen thought that Li Chen would give him a favor, but he didn't expect that it was just an audition, so there was no need to owe this favor.
After sitting at home for a while, Miss Liu called him and asked him to come over for dinner.
When we arrived at Miss Liu's house, we didn't expect Shu Chang to be there, with his eyes still red.
Sitting opposite the two of them, Liu Xiaoli seemed a little helpless.
Miss Liu sat next to Shu Chang and handed Shu Chang a piece of paper.
"Director Li." Shu Chang wiped the corners of his eyes and looked up at Li Chen weakly.
"Auntie, what's going on? Sissi and Shu Chang started fighting?"
"What nonsense!" Miss Liu threw a pillow over angrily!
Li Chen caught it with both hands and sat next to Liu Xiaoli. He didn’t know what the two of them were acting in.
Liu Xiaoli then explained: "Li Chen, the thing is like this. Changchang didn't accept a movie, but now they want to sue her for participating in the movie and affecting the normal filming progress of the crew."
“She was so scared that she had no idea. Her agent was just like her and had no backbone.”
“Tell me, what should I do now?”
Li Chen glanced at Shu Chang: "Then have you ever been involved in drama?"
Shu Chang nodded guiltily.
"Is it stated in the contract that you can't act in the show?"
Shu Chang thought for a moment, and it seemed that it was, and then nodded again.
Li Chen said funnyly: "Then why are you still crying? I thought you were wronged! Now you are scared, why did you go there earlier!"
Shu Chang was silent for two seconds, and then cried again!
It was as if Li Chen had done something to her.
Miss Liu frowned and said: "Li Chen! She already knew she was wrong, why do you still blame her!"
Li Chen smiled and said: "It's useless to know that you are wrong, it's up to me. Look, it’s easy.”
“Just keep it private. Apologize. The crew wants more money. As long as the lion doesn’t open his mouth, give the money and settle the matter.”
"Otherwise, once he goes to court, Shu Chang will not only lose the case, but also lose his reputation!"
"If an artist loses his good reputation, it will be like his career. He will not have good resources anymore. Looking for her.”
“If I remember correctly, she herself. He once said that he would no longer take on roles after he gets into college! "
"The Internet has memory, and when things get out of hand, someone will inevitably bring up the past."
Shu Chang stopped crying. He didn't expect that Sissi's boyfriend knew so much about her affairs.
It wasn't him who said it, she almost forgot that she said this.
Liu Xiaoli nodded frequently, thinking that Li Chen's analysis made sense.
"Changchang, Li Chen is right, we can't listen to your agent."
Shu Chang flattened his mouth and nodded: "I understand, Auntie, then I Now?"
Shu Chang glanced at his best friend pitifully, his eyes pleading.
Miss Liu looked at her boyfriend.
Li Chen quickly said: "Just find someone to accompany her for this kind of thing. Have a good attitude. How old are you? You are a child star and you think you are an old drama star?"
"It's still a drama, look at when Gong Li has a drama!"
Li Chen thought of something and found it funny again: "You two are worthy of being best friends, and your manager is a fool! Let's change it as soon as possible. , otherwise I will sell you sooner or later.”
Miss Liu gritted her teeth angrily, and Shu Chang’s face turned red.
Liu Xiaoli smiled: "Okay, okay, now that the matter is settled, let's eat first, and I will accompany you tomorrow, Changchang."
"Ah, thank you auntie, actually there is no rush, it will be a day or two late It’s okay.”
Li Chen didn’t agree: “Auntie is right. Ask Auntie to accompany you tomorrow. The prime time for crisis public relations is within 48 hours. "
"You are late, and you won't even have time to regret it if they hand over the complaint!"
Shu Chang didn't dare to say anything now and kept looking at Li Chen at the dinner table.
She just felt today that Sissi's boyfriend was much more mature than the two of them.
Although he scolded her a few times, she didn't feel embarrassed at all, but felt warm.
No one has scolded her for years.
"Are there any flowers on my face, Shu Chang?"
"Ah, no, no." Shu Chang's face turned redder.
Miss Liu glanced at her best friend suspiciously, blushing for something.
After dinner, Shu Chang stayed at Miss Liu's house tonight.
The two slept in the same bed at night.
"Sissi, when your boyfriend scolded me today, I actually had a warm feeling. Do you think I am crazy?"
Miss Liu wants to say, you are not crazy. , you are...
She really couldn't say that word, so she could only laugh it off.
(End of this chapter)