Huayu: Hard fight against Zhang Weiping at the beginning

Chapter 503: Bingbing's Battle
Before this kind of premiere begins, it’s basically a time to build relationships.

Various media people, stars, directors, producers, and various circles interact with each other...

Fat Fan is looking dazzling in a suit today.

She is now the heroine of a box office record-breaking domestic film in mainland China and a top-tier female star.

What's more, she has the blessing of the heroine of "Pacific Rim". Although it has not been released yet, various stills have been leaked. Anyone who sees it knows that after the movie is released, Fan Xiaopang's status will definitely rise to a higher level.

However, many people have other ideas. Maybe they will go to Hollywood to develop their careers after "Pacific Rim". That's fine too. At least they will have a chance to take advantage of the vacancies in China.

However, Li Lianhua was not among those who thought so.

Li Lianhua also came today, and came earlier than Fan Xiaopang.

Before Fan Xiaopang came, many media were paying attention to her, asking questions, taking photos...

But when Fat Fan arrived, the space around her was suddenly empty.

The media all ran to the other side, like eunuchs welcoming the emperor.

The two used to be sworn enemies, and now they dislike each other more and more.

If it were in the past, she might have prepared herself mentally and just endured it.

After all, ever since she hooked up with Zhang Chen, the other party has skyrocketed to the top of the country and is now a top-tier star, independent of other female stars.

But now Li Lianhua has her own confidence.

She has just finished filming the movie "The Cruise".

Moreover, "The Grim Reaper" is not a project of Star Entertainment, but a project of Cube, which is Zhang Chen's company in Hollywood.

This gave her a boost of confidence.

My luck is about to change.

What, you said "Ghost Ship" is a low-budget movie?
No matter how small the cost is, it is still higher than "Eden Lake".

Fan Xiaopang was able to become famous with "Eden Lake", so why can't I?
So when she saw Fan Xiaopang, Li Lianhua did not avoid him, but instead took the initiative to move closer to him.

"Binbin, you look so beautiful today. Why are you alone? I thought you were with Director Zhang~"

This implies that the other person relied on men to get to the top.

Flashes of light flashed all around.

Li Lianhua was also dressed in a gorgeous outfit, and the two Binbins appeared in the same frame, forming a beautiful picture.

Fan Xiaopang is a very smart person. Of course she could hear Li Lianhua's ridicule, but she remained calm and even the smile on her face did not change at all.

"No, Sister Binbin is the prettiest one..."

The polite words cannot be bad, and as a sister, she pointed out that Li Lianhua is older than her.

Li Lianhua felt his inner universe burning, and golden holy clothes appeared behind him, but he remained calm.

The two hugged each other and the scene was captured by the media.

"I heard that you went to Hollywood to make a movie some time ago?"

Fan Xiaopang asked without leaving any trace.

Li Lianhua generously admitted: "Well, it's called "The Grim Reaper", Director Zhang's project in Hollywood~"

Reporters nearby quickly took note.

"Bingbing, I've never heard Xingchen Entertainment announce the project of 'Ghost Ship'. Can you reveal more about it..."

Sister Lianhua was waiting for this sentence, with an expression that said, "It's normal that it hasn't been announced, because this is not a project of Xingchen Entertainment at all, but a project of Director Zhang's other company in Hollywood, Cube.

The director is no ordinary person either, he is James Wan, the director of Saw and The Greatest Show. "

Wow~
Upon hearing the news, the media immediately started chattering.

"So, doesn't that mean you've made it to Hollywood?"

The reporter's questions made Sister Lianhua as happy as a flower, but made Fat Fan next to her a little unhappy.

Li Lianhua came here today obviously to steal the limelight and also to demonstrate.

How could she let the other party steal the limelight? She immediately fought back: "Cube Production, could it be because the movie can't be shown in China at all? My "Eden Lake" was like that at the beginning. Because it couldn't be shown in China, I gave it to Cube Production..."

hiss~
The media received new information and the focus was once again on Li Lianhua.

Seeing her sister was at a loss, Li Xue next to her immediately helped to fight back: "Of course not. 'Ghost Ship' is a suspense film. It has neither a stance issue nor bloody scenes. There is no possibility of it not passing the review. Director Zhang chose Cube to produce it. Maybe he has a deeper intention."

The crowd looked at Fan Xiaopang again to see what she would say this time.

Unexpectedly, Fatty Fan suddenly smiled evilly: "Director Zhang seems to be here..."

The crowd followed her gaze and saw Zhang Chen really appeared at the door, and immediately rushed over.

The two of them were suddenly left alone.

At this time, Fatty Fan showed a triumphant smile and looked at the Li sisters next to him: "Why did everyone leave at once? Forget it, I'll go over too. You guys stay here..."

Fan Xiaopang left gracefully, and Li Lianhua behind him was full of hatred: "She did it on purpose. She couldn't convince us, so she sent everyone away. She did it on purpose..."

"Calm down, sister, calm down..."

Li Xue, who was standing next to her, quickly used her body to block Li Lianhua and reminded her, "Don't let the media take pictures of you like this..."

Li Lianhua also knew that she had lost her composure, and immediately adjusted her expression, with a smile and composure returning to her face.

On the other side, Zhang Chen was surrounded by the media as soon as he came out from the backstage.

"Yes, I have already promised the Shanghai Film Festival Organizing Committee to attend as an award presenter..."

"Of course, Hurricane 2 will be a good movie. The cast of the movie has determined that it will not be a bad movie. Although the director has changed, it can be guaranteed that the previous style will be maintained. This is what we have confirmed internally..."

"Why shouldn't I continue directing? I'm afraid of disappointing the audience. What if the box office of the sequel I shot is not as good as Lu Yang's spin-off? How embarrassing..."

Zhang Chen was joking around, and Lu Yang behind him immediately looked miserable.

"Boss, please don't flatter me."

Lu Yang's performance caused laughter.

Zhang Chen patted him on the shoulder and continued to answer questions.

"Yes, Hurricane 2 is mainly about rescuing Abu. It will definitely be more exciting than the first one, otherwise the sequel will lose its meaning. You have to believe in Director Lu Yang, and you also have to believe in me as the producer. When has Xingchen Entertainment ever let you down..."

"Ms. Li Binbin did star in "The Cruise Ship." Yes, it was produced by my company in Hollywood..."

"Why not put it in China? There is no reason. It's my company. I can't just focus on China and ignore the other side. Of course, I have to take care of the good projects there as well..."

"Pacific Rim? Some of the special effects have been completed. I just watched it a few days ago and it was very shocking. Maybe in a while, I will cut a trailer to satisfy everyone.

By the way, speaking of this, let me make an advertisement.

Everyone, please tell all the movie fans that the first theme park under Xingchen Entertainment will open at the end of this month. There are corresponding rides for the familiar movies "The Shallows", "The Darkness", "Taken", and "A Quiet Place". There is also an exclusive project for "Pacific Rim", which reproduces a plot of "Pacific Rim". If you want to know more, go to the theme park..."

Zhang Chen shamelessly advertised himself.

This made the media even more excited.

If you ask the whole of China what movie is the most anticipated now, it’s not “Transformers” but “Pacific Rim”.

This movie can be said to have been made bit by bit with the help of movie fans all over the country. They treat it like their own son and are full of expectations.

Sadly, it won’t be released until the end of the year.

But now I heard that I can have a sneak peek at the theme park, even if it’s just a small part, I can’t help but yearn for it.

"Okay everyone, I saw an acquaintance over there, I have to go over and say hello. If you have anything else you want to know, Director Lu Yang is here, feel free to ask..."

Zhang Chen pushed Lu Yang out as a shield and then ran away.

He wasn't lying, he just really saw a friend and needed to go over and say hello.

This friend is Zhao Benshan.

The crowd opened a gap to let Zhang Chen leave, and then closed it again.

There were microphones placed in front of Lu Yang in the middle of the crowd.

Zhang Chen walked a long way away, but he could still hear his answer: "Yes, Director Zhang asked me to set up a studio, just like Bad Monkey, under Xingchen Entertainment. I can decide on my own projects in the future..."

Zhang Chen came to Zhao Benshan and said, "Teacher Benshan~"

Zhao Benshan smiled and shook hands: "Since you were so busy over there, I didn't go over to say hello to you."

Zhang Chen shrugged. "This is how it is on this kind of occasion. I hope you don't mind if we hold the premiere of "Wulin Waijia" and the launch conference of "Hurricane 2" together..."

Zhao Benshan waved his hands: "Manager Dong has already explained this to me. The influence of Hurricane 2 is so great that "Wulin Wai Zhuan" just benefited from it..."

Zhang Chen was glad to see that he understood the ins and outs of this, so as to avoid any misunderstandings.

The ceremony started with the "Hurricane 2" segment, where several leading actors took the stage to answer questions from the media. As usual, the first question was either from the leading actor or the director.

"Mr. Liang Jiahui, what do you think of the story of "Hurricane 2"? Can it surpass the previous one?"

Liang Jiahui smiled and replied: "I have read the script and talked to the director and the action director. I can tell you responsibly that the story of "Hurricane 2" is more exciting than "Hurricane 1".

I remember a curious netizen did a statistics, in "Hurricane 1" I fired a total of 153 shots, the hit rate was 86.52%, killing 77 people. According to the 101-minute movie length, it took an average of 1 minute and 18 seconds to kill a person.

All I can say is that I killed more people in Hurricane 2 than this."

Wow, the scene suddenly became lively.

Especially since there were some real audiences at today’s premiere, these people were completely excited.

Why is Zhang Chen's version of "Taken" so good? Because it is a stitched version of "Taken" + "Extraction" + "John Wick".

The best elements of three wonderful blockbusters are brought together, so of course it's good to watch.

What these movie fans are most afraid of is that the new director Lu Yang will abandon the style of the previous work. Then, is "Taken" still "Taken"?

Now that I know that the style has been continued and even strengthened, I am of course happy.

"Teacher Chen, there have been rumors that your character will also have a spin-off series. When can we expect to see it?"

After hearing the question, Director Chen raised the microphone, his eyes teasing, "I also want to know the same thing you asked. Director Zhang told me about the idea of ​​'The Man from Nowhere' a long time ago, but the movie that was made first was 'The Man from Nowhere'. I'm just taking this opportunity today to ask him a question. Director Zhang, I've been a supporting actor for three times. When will you let me be the protagonist again?"

Only because of his seniority would he dare to joke like this in public.

Zhang Chen also cooperated with a wry smile: "Teacher Chen, don't worry. Soon, when "Hurricane 2" is finished, the next one will be "Sanction Agents". I will let you be the protagonist and let Liang Jiahui play the supporting role..."

Hahaha~
Everyone at the scene started laughing.

Someone else raised his hand: "I have a question for Miss Jing Tian~"

The microphone finally fell into Jing Tian's hands.

"Ms. Jing Tian, ​​you have already starred in a film like "Crocodile Storm", why do you want to play a supporting role in "Hurricane 2"? "

This question is actually a bit of a dig.

Just when Jing Tian was wondering how to answer, Director Chen suddenly interrupted, "Look, every character in Taken has their own series, and I'm the only one still playing a supporting role..."

The crowd laughed again.

Director Chen is not the type to joke around, and anyone with a discerning eye can see that he is trying to help Jing Tian out.

Zhang Chen begged for mercy again: "Right away, okay, Teacher Chen, I will definitely fulfill your wish~"

Then he immediately turned around and said to Dong Jianqiang in the audience: "Jianqiang, please remember, I will make the following arrangements..."

Hahaha~
Those who understood the joke laughed out loud.

But with this interruption, Jing Tian found it much easier to answer.

"There are many excellent actors in "Hurricane". I have benefited a lot from whatever they teach me. Besides, I also want to continue to perform well. Maybe if Director Zhang likes me, he will give me another leading female role..."

Zhang Chen beside him hurriedly wiped his sweat and said, "What happened today? So many creditors came to our house..."

The audience laughed again.

After asking a few more questions, we entered the "Wulin Wai Zhuan: The Treasure Hunt" stage.

As usual, watch the movie first.

The scene fell silent.

During the Jingtai period of the Ming Dynasty, the Jinyiwei were in power and had great power over the government and the country.

Suddenly, a rumor spread in the martial arts world that the famous thief Ji Wuming appeared in Qixia Town, and before that, he had just successfully stolen the peerless magic skill "Canglong Jin".

'Cang Long Jin' is known as the best martial art in the world, and strange people from all factions in the martial arts world flock to it, hoping to fish in troubled waters.

At the same time, in the capital, the Jinyiwei were dispatched.

In Qixia Town, a storm is brewing.

The opening of "Wulin Wai Zhuan: The Treasure Hunter" is clearly inspired by "New Dragon Inn". It's just a monologue, but the murderous aura is already vividly conveyed on the paper.

The story is similar, a large group of people of various identities gathered in Qixia Town.

There is only one inn in the town, which is Tongfu Inn where Tong Xiangyu and his friends live.

The indifferent ghostwriter...

The arrogant Jinyiwei...

The people from the Que Dao Sect who happened to be passing by...

The God of Thieves has no life...

The Six-Gate Guo Juxia...

People from all walks of life gathered at Tongfu Inn, where various misunderstandings and jokes arose because of their positions and strengths.

Guo Juxia, the master detective of the Six Gates, tracked Ji Wuming here, but unexpectedly discovered that his long-lost precious daughter was hiding here and working as a waitress.

The ghostwriter mistakenly thought that the people from the Quedao Sect who came here for tourism were Ji Wuming's accomplices, and a big fight broke out between them.

Zhang Chen incorporated many famous IPs of later generations, such as "Legend of the Magpie Blade Gate", "Embroidered Spring Blade", "No One in My Eyes"...

The movie is very good and full of laughs.

At the same time, the martial arts moves designed by Yuan Kui are not bad at all.

As expected of Yuan Kui, who directed "Fong Sai-yuk", the martial arts action designs are unique.

The movements of this lineage of thieves are light and agile;
Guo Juxia is open and close;

The ghostwriter is cruel and weird;
The Jinyiwei had a set of combined attack techniques, which always emphasized using the majority to defeat the minority;

The most impressive among these people is Ximen Changhai, the leader of the Quedao Sect, played by Zhao Benshan.

He is a martial arts expert, but he loves to show off. He has several disciples who love to show off even more, and he always makes jokes.

It adds a lot of humor to the Tongfu Inn, which is full of solemn atmosphere.

Wang Jing's level is quite good. He retained the original comedy style of "Wulin Waijiao" while incorporating the Northeastern comedy style of the Benshan Media team into it.

Not at all obtrusive.

After the movie was over, the main creators came on stage to be interviewed.

The first question was directed to Zhao Benshan.

"Teacher Benshan, how did the cooperation between Benshan Media and Xingchen Entertainment come about?"

Zhao Benshan generously admitted: "I found Director Zhang and asked him to take us to play. In addition to stage performances, Benshan Media also wants to open up a film and television drama track. I heard that Xingchen Entertainment was preparing a costume comedy, so I took the initiative to find them..."

“Are you satisfied with the results of the cooperation?”

"Of course I am satisfied. Wang Jing is a very good director, and the original actors of "Wulin Waijiao" are also very good actors. My apprentices and I have learned a lot from them..."

Zhao Benshan's compliment immediately made Wang Jing lose his composure, "No, Mr. Benshan, we don't have any personal grudges..."

hahaha~
……

It was a very joyful premiere and all major media outlets reported on it the next day.

Zhang Chen is going to Hollywood again soon. The pre-production animation has been completed, and he needs to find a special effects company to discuss the specific effects of the special effects shots.

But before leaving, he still accepted an exclusive interview.

"Strictly speaking, this version of 'Wulin Wai Zhuan' is not actually a movie. Japan calls this format a theatrical version, which is an extension of the TV series..."

"Box office? It shouldn't be too high. It's impossible to break 100 million, but it will definitely be tens of millions. The audience base of "Wulin Wai Zhuan" is still good..."

"Of course there is nothing wrong with Mr. Benshan's performance. This cooperation is also an attempt for us. Facts have proved that it is quite successful. It also indirectly proves that sketch actors are not incapable of acting in movies..."

"Haha, it seems that attentive viewers have already noticed that the role of ghostwriter was indeed added by me on purpose. In fact, ghostwriter is a whole series. It was originally intended to be Lu Yang's debut work, but at that time he was afraid that he could not handle it, so he changed it to "Kowloon Walled City"."

"In our original setting, Jinyiwei and Quedaomen could both exist as series, perhaps as movies or TV series..."

Once the interview was broadcast, people couldn't help but marvel at the uniqueness of Star Entertainment.

It seems like every movie they make deliberately incorporates the concept of the universe.

Many companies are analyzing the pros and cons of this model.

The disadvantages are obvious. When writing the script, you must leave enough space for each character because you don’t know which character will become popular inexplicably.

The benefits are also obvious.

A successful movie separates one of its parts and expands it into a movie.

Then this movie naturally has a viewing base. Although it is not an orthodox sequel, it can still reap the benefits of the previous work.

(End of this chapter)