Huayu: Hard fight against Zhang Weiping at the beginning

Chapter 161 Chen Xi Tips Off
The two returned to the company, and as soon as they entered the door, they heard faint laughter coming from Dong Jianqiang's office.

Zhang Chen cast an inquiring look at the receptionist, who replied, "It's Miss Xu Jinglei. She is in Manager Dong's office now~"

Miss Xu?
What is she here to do?
Looking at Chen Xi, the latter shrugged and said that he didn't know either.

The two walked towards Dong Jianqiang's office. The office door was not closed and the sound of two people talking could be heard.

Footsteps were heard, and the two looked over here, just in time to see Zhang Chen coming over.

"You're back just in time. Miss Xu came all the way here to see you..."

Zhang Chen also greeted with a smile: "When did Sister Jinglei arrive?"

Xu Jinglei smiled: "I just arrived too. I didn't come to see you on purpose. I just wanted to ask you when your "Dark Invasion 2" will be released?"

“It should be February 2th.”

(I found that I wrote the wrong time earlier. The Chinese New Year is in February, but I made it December. It’s hard to change it, so just make do with it.)
Zhang Chen suddenly remembered what Xu Jinglei had said to him at the premiere of A World Without Thieves: "Is Sister Jinglei's film going to be released at this time too?"

Xu Jinglei shook her head: "I won't join you guys, I came here today just to avoid the schedule. If you're going to do it in February, then I'll change it to March."

Her film "Letter from an Unknown Woman" was completed as early as the beginning of 04, but it has never been released. Instead, it has been participated in various competitions around the world.

"Then I am so grateful to Sister Jinglei. I heard that Letter from an Unknown Woman won the Saint-Sebastian Best Director Award. Sister Jinglei is willing to stagger the schedule, so we can have less pressure."

Xu Jinglei took the initiative to change the release date, definitely because she didn't want to compete with "The Dark Knight Rises 2".

The previous work was ranked eighth of the year, even surpassing Cheng Long’s “New Police Story”, let alone a film with a more literary and artistic nature.

But since she took the initiative to show weakness, Zhang Chen would definitely say something nice about her, and he also said that Xu Jinglei was indeed quite capable to win the award.

The Saint-Sebastian Film Festival is known as the fourth after the three major ones, but it is not a domestic award.

You may say that Wang Shuo's influence was behind Xu Cainü's debut work "My Father and I" winning the Golden Rooster Award for Best Debut Work, but Wang Shuo cannot influence the judges in Saint-Sebastian.

When talking about Saint Sebastian, Xu Jinglei's face was radiant. Zhang Chen is a billionaire director, and although he has never won an award, it is not bad to get a compliment from him.

If it were another male director, he might feel embarrassed about the schedule change, but she is a woman and does not have so much psychological burden.

"Letter from an Unknown Woman" was adapted from an Austrian novel of the same name and also won an award, so she wanted the box office of this film to be better.

"Okay, I have something else to do, so I'll leave first. Remember to call me when the movie premieres."

Xu Cainv came here this time just for the schedule issue. Now that she has got the answer, she is ready to say goodbye and leave.

By the way, the premiere was also mentioned.

This woman is actually quite capable of dealing with things. No wonder she is so successful in the Beijing circle.

He supported "Darkness 2", and when her movie is released, Zhang Chen will naturally return the favor.

It's all mutual.

The group walked to the elevator entrance and watched the elevator slowly descend before returning. Dong Jianqiang found an invitation from under the documents on the table: "For you~"

"what is this?"

"An invitation to a symposium about Chinese films."

"Symposium? I'm not interested in that."

Zhang Chen received many invitations to symposiums, hosted by various associations and companies. Zhang Chen had been there once, but it didn't have much practical value, so when he heard it was a symposium, he subconsciously refused without even thinking about it.

"You have to go. This time it's hosted by the Film Bureau, and the guests are all film-related people and big directors. It would be bad if you don't go."

"You also said it, big director, what does it have to do with me?"

"Don't you know where you stand? You've made two of the top ten box office hits of the year. If you're not qualified, who is?"

Zhang Chen was speechless. He didn't expect there would be such a side effect.

I just made a movie, how come...

Oh, there is really no one who can fight.

Dong Jianqiang didn't give Zhang Chen a chance to continue showing off. He stuffed the invitation into his hand and continued, "There's one more thing. Liu Xiaoli wants to meet you~"

"Liu Xiaoli? Liu Tianxian's mother?" Dong Jianqiang nodded.

"Why does she want to see me?" Zhang Chen felt like a popular person.

The latter shrugged, "She didn't say, but it's most likely related to the role in 'The Accidental Murderer'. You're a popular director now, and your reputation is well known."

Zhang Chen also felt that this was the only possibility, but he was not interested in Liu Tianxian himself.

But suddenly I remembered something~
Her godfather~
It is said that Liu Tianxian's resources were obtained with the money of her godfather. If this is the case, then we can talk about it.

"Okay, let's arrange a time to meet."

Dong Jianqiang obviously thought the same thing as Zhang Chen, and they both smiled knowingly.

In fact, Liu Tianxian is quite popular at this stage, and "Legend of Sword and Fairy" is currently on air.

"The Legend of Sword and Fairy" is adapted from the game of the same name. The drama was not very famous at the beginning, and those who had expectations for it were basically fans of the game.

There are so many game fans, and most of them are men, and men have never been the main force watching TV dramas.

Normally this drama shouldn't be very popular, but it sells extremely well.

It’s obviously not available on satellite, but local TV stations in almost every province have bought it, probably because it’s cheap.

Judging from the ratings statistics, "The Emperor of Han Wu" in the same period beat "The Legend of Sword and Fairy", and in terms of quality, the latter cannot compare with the former.

The actors and actresses of "Legend of Sword and Fairy" are all newcomers, and their acting skills are so immature that they can make water come out of them.

"The Emperor Wu of Han" is the work of Chen Baoguo, a national first-class actor. The dramas he starred in have always been high-quality dramas.

No matter from which angle you look at it, "Legend of Sword and Fairy" is not a rival to "The Emperor of Han Wu", but the former is highly discussed, and Liu Tianxian's popularity has also soared.

You know, actually during the filming, Liu Tianxian and her daughter looked down on "The Legend of Sword and Fairy", otherwise they wouldn't have done such a weird thing as asking for leave in the middle of the film to go to Taiwan to shoot a movie.

By the way, that movie will be released on Valentine’s Day this year. It’s called “Love Is War” and it’s a competitor to “Dark Side Story 2”.

Speaking of which, it is difficult to schedule Valentine's Day this year.

In order to avoid "Kung Fu", most movies have changed their release dates, which has created a strange phenomenon - a large number of movies are released on Valentine's Day.

There were as many as seven films released in the same period: two films by Zhou Gongzi, "Mandarin Duck and Butterfly" and "Still Beautiful", "Lover's Knot" by Zhao Yanzi, the Hollywood animated film "The Polar Express", and "Himalayan Star" and "Hancheng Raiders" by Hong Kong...

Oh, and there’s also Gu Changwei’s “Peacock”…

Theoretically, these are all competitors of "Black 2", but Zhang Chen only remembers "Peacock" and "Hancheng Strategy".

Among these films, there are either romances, comedies, or cartoons. In short, they are all family-friendly. The only one that is mixed in is a horror film, “Dark Rising 2,” which looks quite strange.

But there is actually precedent for this.

Every Valentine's Day, there will be a horror movie released. Last year's "Close Your Eyes Before Dark" even earned more than 2000 million at the box office. If it weren't for "The Darkness" that came out of nowhere, it would have been the best horror movie of the year.

In fact, it is easy to understand why men watch horror movies on Valentine's Day. Men want women to be scared so that they can hug women in their arms with a clear conscience.

Women also want to pretend to be scared so that they can get into the man's arms with a legitimate reason.

The rest is simple. The producers just need to make people scared and their mission is accomplished.

Don't underestimate this, it is a major event in promoting GDP.

Watching a movie is never just about watching a movie.

Do you need to have a good meal before watching a movie?
You should have some popcorn and drinks while watching it, right?
After watching it, the two of them are so affectionate, should they find a place to get a room?

Watching a movie triggers a series of consumption. Isn’t this promoting GDP?
"Which movie do you think may pose a threat to our "Black 2"? " Dong Jianqiang was a little confused.

"No film can possibly pose a threat to Black 2." Zhang Chen said firmly.

Those movies, even though the actors include Zhao Yanzi, Zhou Gongzi, and Hong Kong stars, seem to have a good lineup, but in fact, even if they are added together, they are not enough to beat "Black 2", they are all garbage~
Just as the two were discussing their competitors at the same time, Chen Xi sneaked out of the office, ran outside to a deserted place and secretly called Yang Xiaomi.

"...That's all I know. Liu Tianxian is likely to snatch your role. You should have a good idea of ​​it~"

(End of this chapter)