Huayu: Starting from Fahrenheit

Chapter 358 Guests
"Absolutely! Abel has accepted our interview invitation."

Huang Liyang glanced at Li Yang with pride.

When he turned back, he was clearly a little guilty.

Well, in fact, Wu Zhuo has not yet agreed to any interview.

He said Wu Zhuo had agreed simply to annoy Li Yang.

"Heh..." Li Yang was skeptical, gave a cold laugh, and turned back to continue filming.

……

While reporters marveled at the guests, Wu Zhuo and other members of the film crew were entertaining their colleagues at the premiere cinema.

Wu Zhuoxian chatted with Jackie Chan, who had come out of respect for him, for quite a while.

Inevitably, Jackie Chan once again suggested that they collaborate on a film if the opportunity arose.

Just a few minutes after Jackie Chan was seated, a crew member came over and said that Jet Li had arrived.

"Jet Li is here? Who invited him?"

Wu Zhuo knew that Jackie Chan was coming, since he had invited him.

He was quite surprised that Jet Li came.

"Wu Jing invited him!"

Gordon Chan walked over from a short distance away and, upon hearing Wu Zhuo's question, immediately responded with a smile.

Gordon Chan was in a good mood.

The film "Painted Skin" has held several internal screenings and received excellent reviews, attracting the attention of many cinemas.

Meanwhile, the premiere was a large-scale event, with big names such as Jackie Chan and Jet Li in attendance.

Although he wasn't there for him, he was happy as long as it helped the film's box office.

Upon hearing that it was Wu Jing who had invited him, Wu Zhuo immediately realized what was going on.

Jet Li and Wu Jing were both taught by the same master and are considered fellow disciples.

Wu Jing has a cameo role in "The Mummy 3," which will soon be released in mainland China and will compete with "Painted Skin," playing an assassin.

"We're rivals of The Mummy 3, and it's interesting that Jet Li would come to our premiere."

Wu Zhuo and Chen Jiashang walked together towards the entrance.

Jet Li is a highly respected figure, and since he's here to support "Painted Skin," Wu Zhuo and Chen Jiashang, as the lead actor and director, have to personally go and greet him.

From afar, Wu Zhuo spotted Jet Li chatting with Wu Jing, while Zhao Wei and Zhou Xun were already there with him.

He glanced at Jet Li again.

Wu Zhuo noticed that he had aged a bit more.

In recent years, Jet Li has changed almost every year.

A few months ago, when Wu Zhuo organized a large-scale donation event for Hong Kong and Taiwan, Jet Li was not this old.

"Hi! Abel! Long time no see! Hello, Director Gordon Chan!"

Jet Li, who was over there, also saw Wu Zhuo and the others, and immediately walked over with a smile.

"I guess I'd call this an uninvited visit! I hope you don't think I'm being presumptuous."

"Not at all, we are too grateful to have Mr. Li grace us with his presence. It is our honor."

Gordon Chan smiled and shook hands with Jet Li.

"I guess I'm just scouting the enemy's situation," Jet Li said with a smile. "I never expected our two films would clash."

The Mummy 3 is indeed a formidable rival to Painted Skin.

Although this film received very low ratings, it achieved remarkable success in the European and American markets.

It's a Hollywood blockbuster after all.

In recent years, Hollywood blockbusters have had a stronger appeal in China than ordinary films.

Only a few domestic films can compare.

Wu Zhuo believes that the reason why the distributors of "The Mummy 3" chose to release the film during this period is probably because they felt that "Painted Skin" did not pose any threat, so they chose this time.

In fact, it is generally believed that the chances of success for the movie "Painted Skin" are not very high.

This is mainly because of Wu Zhuo.

As the saying goes, Wu Zhuo's fame and his downfall were both due to him. Wu Zhuo's immense popularity brought huge attention to Painted Skin.

It also brought some harm to the film.

That is because Wu Zhuo is, after all, a singer.

His only starring role to date is in one film, "Connected".

The movie was a success, grossing over 70 million at the box office.

But one movie can't prove anything.

Moreover, "Connected" boasts a number of talented actors.

Although Wu Zhuo is the main character, his overall screen time is not high; he only has a slightly more screen time than Zhang Jiahui.

With Shu Qi and Liu Ye among the cast, Wu Zhuo's screen time is even less.

There are people saying that the success of "Connected" is mainly due to the other actors, not Wu Zhuo.

Wu Zhuo ignored these comments.

However, as such comments increased, they also began to influence the painted skin.

Most people in the industry generally believe that Wu Zhuo cannot carry the box office of this film, and the film is likely to flop.

This is still under the condition that there are no particularly strong competitors at the same time.

The Mummy 3 is now scheduled for release on October 1st.

This international blockbuster features Jet Li.

This is the most influential actor in China besides Jackie Chan.

Many industry insiders were not optimistic about Wu Zhuo, who was competing with him at the same time.

"Abel, we're just having friendly competition, so don't get angry."

After chatting with Gordon Chan for a few minutes, Jet Li personally went to find Ng Cheuk.

"Brother Jie, you're underestimating me. I'm not that narrow-minded."

"Haha...just kidding!"

After chatting for a few minutes, Wu Jing led Jet Li to his seat, while Wu Zhuo and the others continued to greet the other people.

Today, in addition to some big-name actors, there are also many behind-the-scenes staff and company bosses.

Huayi Brothers then sent Wang Zhonglei and Fan Dabing.

On the other side, a manager arrived, accompanied by Jing Tian, ​​who had also just debuted not long ago.

Wu Zhuo personally greeted all these people.

At 11 o'clock, most of the guests had arrived, and all the reporters had entered and taken their assigned seats.

In addition to guests and media, there were also more than 300 ordinary audience members present.

These ordinary viewers all entered through a lottery or by purchasing expensive tickets.

Most of them are fans of Wu Zhuo, and some are fans of Zhao Wei.

To be fair, despite the cheongsam incident during this period, Zhao Wei still had a large number of fans.

Even after all these years, she still has a large number of fans who support her.

The premiere procedure involves the main creative team giving a speech on stage first.

It mainly discusses some filming issues and the difficulties encountered.

These things are ordinary, but fans and moviegoers just love hearing them.

Then came the movie screening.

After the screening, there will be a public interview session where journalists, film critics, or audience members present can ask questions.

Wu Zhuo did not go up to give the speech before the movie.

Although Gordon Chan kept trying to get him to come on stage, he chose to wait backstage.

With no other option, Gordon Chan could only go on stage with the producer to give a speech.

It's funny, though, that this guy talks about Wu Zhuo three out of five topics.

It always gives people the feeling that this show couldn't be made without Wu Zhuo.

(End of this chapter)