Huayu: Hard fight against Zhang Weiping at the beginning

Chapter 211 Rebuilding old friendships
"Ms. Huo, this is the second time we meet."

Jackie Chan and Tony Leung Ka Fai have returned to Hong Kong, but Huo Wenxi stayed.

"Director Zhang Chen, I regret not being able to work with you on Eden Lake last time. I wonder if we still have a chance on Taken this time?"

Zhang Chen did not reply immediately but seemed to be thinking. This made Huo Wenxi feel that there was an opportunity and he should strike while the iron was hot.

"Before I came, Boss Yang specifically told me to communicate more with Director Zhang. He was originally planning to come here in person, not for anything else, just to get to know Director Zhang, but he was entangled with other things. He specifically asked me to apologize to Director Zhang and told me to let him know in advance when he was going to Hong Kong, and Boss Yang would definitely entertain him personally..."

Huo Wenxi spoke very politely. Zhang Chen didn't know whether it was just a polite remark or if Boss Yang had instructed him to do so.

But anyway, the attitude is very low.

Emperor Entertainment Group was very powerful in the past. Boss Yang had Jackie Chan, Xie Bi Wang and Twins in his hands. It felt like he had a powerful bomb. He could kill any god he met or any Buddha he met.

Later, the failure of "New Police Story" made him realize that the mainland market has changed and he is a little out of control.

At the same time, I also realized the importance of mainland directors and started to make friends with them.

Jiang Wen is his main target.

This time, he showed goodwill to Zhang Chen again.

Because Zhang Chen had previously criticized Xie Bi Wang for beating Xiao Bailong, he didn't know if Ying Huang had any grudges against him, but he did.

But now judging from Huo Wenxi's expression, it seems that the other party doesn't care at all.

So he was willing to give it a chance.

In the entertainment industry, it is better to have many friends and few enemies.

Boss Yang is a pretty good person.

Although he is an old pervert, he is a very loyal person.

Zeng Zhiwei said on the show that Rong Zuer was ugly, so Boss Yang hired someone to break Zeng Zhiwei's head and he had to get more than a dozen stitches, but Zeng Zhiwei didn't dare to say anything.

In the Liu Jialing incident, Boss Yang's "East Weekly" published the "humiliated" photos of Liu Jialing. Boss Yang immediately ordered the editor-in-chief to apologize, and "East Weekly" was permanently suspended.

At that time, some people said that it was Boss Yang who instigated this matter, but considering the situation at the time, it should not be the case.

Boss Yang is quite responsible.

Some people say that he is a member of the Number Gang. How is that possible? He was born a rich second-generation and there is no need for him to join any gang. The reason he can beat up a small guy is because he is rich and powerful.

Moreover, this person is generous and willing to spend money.

They were optimistic about Jackie Chan and spent a lot of money on him, so much so that Jackie Chan felt embarrassed and ended up cooperating with him in a film company.

The same approach was used to treat Jiang Wen.

It doesn’t matter if “Sunny Days” lost money, I will continue to invest in “Let the Bullets Fly”.

If Jiang Wen was moved by a woman, she might have given herself to him.

Later, "Let the Bullets Fly" made money. At the celebration banquet, Boss Yang wanted to give Jiang Wen a bonus, but Jiang Wen refused and said, "This time it's my turn to give you a bonus."

To be honest, this person should have some charisma.

So Zhang Chen was also willing to reconcile with him.

"Which role do you want?"

"We are not picky. Director Zhang will give us whichever one he thinks is suitable. Director Zhang can choose any artist under Emperor Entertainment Group."

Are you kidding? Cheng Long can refuse anything he asks, so how dare Huo Wenxi negotiate with him?

"Forget about Xie Tingfeng, he bullies people from the mainland..."

Huo Wenxi wanted to explain, but Zhang Chen waved his hand and the latter had to shut up.

"Then let's play the role of the female singer. How about using the Twins? It can be considered a true performance..."

"Thank you so much, Director Zhang."

Huo Wenxi was overjoyed. He had read the script and thought that the singer was a relatively outstanding supporting role. It could be said that Zhang Chen was very considerate of him for being willing to give it to them.

And just like Zhang Chen said, it was a true to life performance.

Twins are meant to do this, so they can act this role easily.

Jingle bell~~
The phone rang. Zhang Chen said sorry and walked away to answer it.

Diane's voice came from the phone: "Boss, did you forget that you have a movie called The Shallows released today?"

Zhang Chen slapped his forehead, he really forgot.

After the copyright was sold, the overseas box office had nothing to do with him, so he didn't worry about it.

Previously, for the sake of "Eden Lake", he specifically requested Columbia to release "The Shallows" in March, just to give Fan Binbin a face and make the box office of "Eden Lake" more impressive.

I was so busy that I even forgot about this matter.

"How's the box office?" "Not bad. On the first day of its release, it grossed 680 million. Columbia is very satisfied, and New Line is also looking forward to it. Eden Lake is scheduled to be released in half a month. Boss, I have a feeling that the box office of Eden Lake will definitely be good."

Diane spoke with the tone of a victorious general.

Zhang Chen was also happy.

Although the box office of "The Shallows" has nothing to do with him, "Eden Lake" is different.

"Eden Lake" is a collaborative project between his North American personal studio and New Line, not a one-time buyout.

"Diane, I'm going to Los Angeles in a few days. Please keep an eye out for the gun instruction company for me these two days~"

"Ah, Boss, you're going to start a new movie?"

"Yes, it's a gun-fighting movie, so gun instruction is needed."

"Do you need me to spread the news? They will definitely fight over it, Boss. You don't know how much influence you have among young actors now..."

"Hehe, okay, Diane, I can't chat with you any longer. I have friends here. I'm hanging up now."

After finishing the call with Diane, Zhang Chen returned to his seat and Huo Wenxi immediately gave him his blessings.

"Congratulations to Director Zhang on his movie's huge success in North America..."

"thanks, thanks……"

Although I knew that the other party was trying to be friendly, I was still very happy.

……

Zhang Chen thought that the box office information of "The Shallows" in North America would soon appear in the newspapers, but it did not.

In fact, people in China are not that concerned about what is happening in the United States.

On the contrary, the news that Cheng Long and Liang Jiahui visited Xingchen Entertainment made headlines in major entertainment editions.

[Cheng Long appeared in Xingchen Entertainment, suspected to be related to the new movie]

[Cheng Long went there in person to discuss the new film with Zhang Chen]

[Cheng Long and Liang Jiahui will start a new collaboration with billionaire director Zhang Chen]

[The cast of Zhang Chen's new film "Taken" is released]

There are various titles, but the pictures are the same: Cheng Long and Liang Jiahui walking into Xingchen Entertainment. No one knows which paparazzi took the photo.

Zhang Chen took a quick look and found that every article was just a guess, but the guesses were all quite accurate.

Reporters immediately rushed to Xingchen Entertainment to interview Zhang Chen.

At first Zhang Chen didn't take it seriously, but later as more and more reporters asked for interviews, Zhang Chen simply called everyone to the conference room and held a small press conference.

"Okay, if you have any questions, you can ask them now."

Zhang Chen spread his hands, and there was a burst of laughter from below.

Immediately, the first reporter asked, "Director Zhang, I want to know if the appearance of Cheng Long and Liang Jiahui here yesterday is related to your new film?"

Zhang Chen generously admitted: "Yes, it is related to the new film."

"Then please..."

There was a sudden buzz of chatter below, and several reporters wanted to ask questions.

Zhang Chen simply patted the microphone: "Okay, everyone, be quiet, let me do the talking."

Seeing that the noise had stopped, Zhang Chen said again: "The new film is called Taken. It's not a disaster film, but an action film about a rescue story.

You guessed it right, this is a spy film that I made to teach Wu Yusen.

In addition, I know what you want to ask, Cheng Long is not the lead actor of this play, the lead actor of this play is Mr. Liang Jiahui, Cheng Long just came to accompany Mr. Liang Jiahui to the audition. "

As soon as Zhang Chen finished speaking, the crowd went into an uproar.

There have been rumors these days that Cheng Long has his eyes on the role in Zhang Chen's new movie and wants to star in it.

Now Zhang Chen suddenly said that Cheng Long was only here to accompany Tony Leung for the audition. Only a fool would believe that.

But believe it or not, Zhang Chen said the same thing.

After all, Cheng Long is the boss, so we have to take care of his face.

I believe the other party will cooperate after knowing Zhang Chen’s reply.

But another reporter immediately asked: "Is this spy film aimed at the American market?"

"Of course, some people on the Internet said that I could only make low-budget horror films that lacked international box office success, so I had to prove it to them."

(End of this chapter)