Huayu: Starting from Fahrenheit

Chapter 354 Meeting Stephen Chow
As Zhang Yibai stopped making boastful claims, subsequent press conferences and interviews became more routine.

Reporters began to approach the lead actors to inquire about their reasons for taking on the role and their expectations for the film.

Aside from the group of reporters in front of Wu Zhuo, the reporters were more interested in Deng Chao and Liu Shishi.

Deng Chao is not the lead actor in this drama, but he is the second male lead. However, he has a considerable influence among young actors in mainland China.

His fame soared, especially after last year's "Assembly".

Of course, the media is also paying close attention to the series of events that followed between him and Little Cannon.

As for Liu Shishi...

Relatively speaking, she is not very famous.

Even though she had acted alongside Wu Zhuo in "Strange Tales of Liaozhai", very few people knew her.

Therefore, the media was full of curiosity about how she, a newcomer, could get the lead role in this drama.

Some people even asked if she was dating Wu Zhuo.

The press conference passed quietly amidst a barrage of questions from reporters.

The next day, news about Wu Zhuo's new movie immediately ignited the not-so-enthusiastic entertainment market.

It has to be said that Wu Zhuo's popularity this year is unmatched by many others in China.

Concerts, records, Fahrenheit's disbandment, Olympic songs, movies.

Each and every one of these events has garnered significant attention.

These things, if we look at them in the future, will almost certainly dominate the headlines on Weibo for days.

All of these events have focused on Wu Zhuo this year, which has made him attract more attention than anyone else.

This is why the people of Chibi went to great lengths to have him help promote Chibi.

Because of its popularity, the "Fleet of Time" project immediately attracted a lot of attention in China after it was officially announced.

Especially after Zhang Yibai said at the press conference that Wu Zhuo's box office was worth 400 million.

These remarks only added fuel to the fire, making "Fleet of Time" the biggest news in the entertainment industry after the Olympics.

Of course, this news did not bring only positive effects; a large number of negative effects also followed.

It was Zhang Yibai's words that caused this.

At the press conference, Zhang Yibai directly pointed out that Wu Zhuo's influence is no less than that of Stephen Chow, and may even surpass it.

These words would definitely be seen as good news by Wu Zhuo's fans.

However, in the eyes of Stephen Chow's fans, as well as media outlets and passersby who dislike Wu Zhuo, this is nothing short of arrogance.

That afternoon, several media outlets reported on the incident, with their reports filled with criticism of Wu Zhuo.

Hong Kong Oriental Daily News:

“Wu Zhuo is a very good singer. He has a considerable number of fans in mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and even throughout Asia, but that is no reason for him to be arrogant.”

Who is Stephen Chow? He was one of the "Two Chows and One Jackie" of Hong Kong cinema in the 1990s.

For a decade during the 1990s, he consistently had his films ranked among the top ten Hong Kong films of the year.

His influence is absolutely unmatched by a singer who has only been in the industry for three years.

Wu Zhuo comparing himself to Stephen Chow is simply self-deception…

The Oriental Daily's report was relatively mild, only criticizing Wu Zhuo based on Stephen Chow's past achievements, indicating that he was not in the same league as him.

Compared to Oriental Daily News, the comments of Next Magazine, another publication from Hong Kong that was hated by countless celebrities and created the first generation of paparazzi, were much more offensive.

Next Magazine:
"Ignorant and disrespectful to elders."

What are Wu Zhuo's achievements in the film industry?
How many tens of millions of dollars did "Connected" gross?
The success of "Connected" was already achieved by Stephen Chow more than a decade ago.

With just these achievements, what makes Wu Zhuo think he's better than Stephen Chow?

......"

Wu Zhuo has been paying attention to these news reports.

However, he did not respond, but instead met with Stephen Chow privately through Jackie Chan. Wu Zhuo has great respect for Stephen Chow.

Regardless of Stephen Chow's character, at least in Wu Zhuo's eyes, he was someone who accompanied him through his youth and made him laugh countless times.

Therefore, even if it's necessary for some business operations to provoke Stephen Chow.

He also didn't want to offend Stephen Chow and make an enemy of him.

Therefore, Wu Zhuo, through Jackie Chan, personally met with Stephen Chow to explain the online comments he had received.

"Actually, you don't need to apologize to me for this little thing."

I know the nature of the media better than anyone.

Moreover, if you hadn't told me all this, I probably wouldn't have even paid attention to what you said.

So you have absolutely no need to come see me.

Also, if you have anything else to say, please say it now. If not, please leave; I have other things to attend to.

As rumored, Stephen Chow is a man of few words.

After Wu Zhuo met him, he talked for a long time before giving a curt reply.

And the first thing they said was to kick people out.

To be honest, Wu Zhuo was a little confused.

He finally understood why the entire Hong Kong entertainment circle couldn't stand Stephen Chow.

Because he was just too genuine.

You won't find the usual politeness and hypocrisy that's common in the industry with him.

He had something to do and was busy, so he simply dismissed Wu Zhuo.

The implication in his words was that he didn't want to talk to her about too many things outside of work.

This is why Wu Zhuo still has an idol-like filter for Stephen Chow.

In addition, I had heard a lot of news about Stephen Chow's poor interpersonal skills in my previous life.

That's why he had no complaints about Stephen Chow.

Otherwise, Wu Zhuo felt that if it were someone else, based on what Stephen Chow just said, they would definitely have made another enemy.

"Mr. Zhou, I'm so sorry to bother you, but I have another request: could I exchange phone numbers with you?"

I've also started my own film and television company, and I think we can collaborate in the future.

When he left, Wu Zhuo took the initiative to exchange phone numbers with Stephen Chow.

Stephen Chow's glory days didn't end with "CJ7" as the media claims.

On the contrary, he will have even more glorious moments in the future.

Now that the company has been established, Wu Zhuo also has ideas for "The Mermaid" and "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons".

Even if you can't invest the whole amount, just investing a certain share will still make you a fortune.

"At this stage, your company probably does not meet our requirements for cooperation."

Just as Stephen Chow was about to leave the meeting room, he glanced back at Wu Zhuo and his words immediately made Zheng Jianfeng, who had come with Wu Zhuo, turn pale.

What do you mean we haven't met your cooperation requirements yet?
This is not how you look down on someone!

Wu Zhuo, standing next to him, was speechless.

While this is indeed the case, Legendary Pictures is currently too small a player to be considered a suitable partner for Stephen Chow.

But the way you talk is really irritating.

This isn't a rejection at all; it's clearly designed to offend people!

However, despite saying that, Stephen Chow still left his private phone number with Ng Cheuk.

(End of this chapter)