Entertainment 2000: Supporting female stars will bring you a hundredfold return

Chapter 242: Killing and Destroying the Heart

At this time, the Pirates of the Caribbean crew had already assembled in the Dominican Republic.

Without a doubt, Tang Wen was late once again.

This time, however, he has his good friend Iger to help him bear the pressure.

He told Robert and Iger about the film's early selection for Cannes.

Disney is embroiled in internal strife.

Iger is under a lot of pressure.

Disney's routine morning meeting.

The current president, Michael, decisively launched a tirade, accusing Tang Wen of not being on set at all.

This is irresponsible towards the project, it's a joke at Disney's expense, and the Pirates of the Caribbean project should be reconsidered...

An uproar erupted in the meeting room.

Tens of millions of US dollars have already been spent. Now that the project is being stopped, who will bear the losses?

This proposal disregards the interests of the group and seems more like a struggle for the sake of struggle.

Those who are neutral, look to Roy Disney.

Roy Disney, who had always been at the forefront of opposing Michael, remained completely silent.

Iger led the charge: "Don is raising his profile and reputation, which is good for the movie. Being two days late is nothing."

"Being two days late is nothing?"
Son of bi*ch!
The production is shut down, costing millions of dollars every day. You're telling me that's nothing?
What kind of hype could be worth so much money?!

Michael seized on a mistake that Iger had made and wouldn't let it go.

Aiger understood the importance of not getting angry when facing an enemy, and calmly said:
"First, the set in the Dominican Republic is not yet finished, so even if Tang goes there, he can't film."

Secondly, I just received news that Tang's new film has been specially invited and has been shortlisted for the Cannes Film Festival. It has a high probability of winning an award.

The awards ceremony will be held next May, just before the release of "Pirates of the Caribbean".

It will definitely generate buzz for the movie.

Third, Tang is considering a new album.

The song release date will coincide with the movie's release date next year.

His song is currently in the top ten on the Billboard charts...

I think you all understand that, taken together, these factors significantly increase the probability of a film becoming a box office hit.

Faced with Michael's violent insults.

Iger handled the situation calmly, without any personal grudges, and always put the project and the company's interests first.

The difference between the two is immediately apparent.

The neutral executives relaxed and secretly admired: Iger's professionalism is really good!

Perhaps he is better suited to steer the leaky ship that is Disney?

Explaining the reasons isn't enough.

Iger then had his assistant forward the news of Tang Wen's Cannes nomination to everyone's email inbox.

Seeing that it was indeed true, no one asked any further questions.

On the contrary, Roy Disney, who strongly supported Iger, added, "Have Don finish his other work as soon as possible, and you also need to keep an eye on the quality of the film."

"I will."

"Then let's allocate resources to help Tang promote his work."

[Tang Wen, director of "Pirates of the Caribbean," has been nominated for Cannes Film Festival early.]

Disney's promotional efforts are neither too big nor too small.

However, the article included a photo of Tang Wen.

Many people passing by the newsstand saw him and thought he was incredibly handsome, so they took out half a dollar or a dollar to buy a newspaper.

He's a talented and handsome American guy!

He's much better than Leonardo.

Surprisingly, they weren't famous at all before.

The newspapers were filled with lengthy articles, but only a few people had the patience to read them all.

Oh, so you grew up in China.

Now I've moved to the United States to develop my career.

He also has music...

Newspaper sales have exceeded previous levels.

The next day, when the newspaper company saw the data, the sales department was quite surprised: there weren't any breaking news stories yesterday.

In contrast, the online discussions are much more heated.

Tang Wen's name has been searched hundreds of thousands of times on Google.

His Wikipedia page also appeared.

Entertainment magazines across North America have taken notice of Tang Wen.

Introduce him to the audience in the headline position on the front page:

Tang Wen, a handsome American born and raised in China, is a genius director and singer.

"Tang Wen: A Rising Star in Hollywood Directing"

Unveiling the Love Histories of Hollywood Miracle Directors

This last article not only listed all the American actresses, including Naomi Campbell, but also dug up Scarlett Johansson...

In France, the website and print media of the arts association also released the news.

However, the commotion was even smaller.

To quantify it, the popularity in the US is 50, while in Europe it's only 10.

In China, it would cost at least 500!

After all, this is Tang Wen's stronghold.

In a time when national self-confidence is lacking, he was shortlisted for Cannes ahead of schedule.

This makes many people feel proud.

Furthermore, according to Tang Wen's observations.

People from all over China, as well as from various ethnic groups in East and South Asia, are drawn to his good looks.

It can be described as "the dream of millions of girls in Asia".

Sophie Marceau, unable to resist the charm of Tang Wen

A Sino-French transnational romance: Why did Tang Wen make Sophie Marceau cheat on him?

"..."

People haven't yet been shocked by the headline "[Shocking]".

This kind of headline is sensational enough.

Sophie Marceau is the dream goddess of the French.

It is the eternal rose of France.

What? Has she actually fallen in love with our Director Tang?

Renren.com

He is one of the few male celebrities who have officially joined Renren.com.

Tang Wen's fan base began to surge, quickly surpassing 20 and heading towards 30...

The ratio of female fans to male fans is approximately 6:4.

Most of the female fans are fans of her looks.

Among them, there are music fans and movie fans.

The composition of males is more complex.

Compared to music and movies.

They'd rather have a go at Tang Wenxue!

In the comments section of Tang Wen's homepage, female fans are discussing who Tang Wen is a better match for.

[Tang Wen and Fan Bingbing, a sweet romance]

[Tang Wen and Sophie Marceau, a sweet and tender romance]

[...Tangyuan Love]

Male fans were discussing the core issue:
[Besides his good looks, Director Tang must have other exceptional talents.]

[That's clearly the talk of a newbie. Foreign beauties are all vying for them. Think about it, is having only your strengths enough?]

Yes, yes, young and vigorous, with deep roots and great potential.

【Seventh Lang? 】

[One day and one night]

【No, are you talking about idioms?】

【…】

The article published by China Film Group, in addition to congratulating Tang Wen, also mentioned the female lead at the end.

According to sources, the Secretary-General of the French Arts Association highly praised Fan Bingbing's performance as the lead actress in "Peacock".

Congratulations to director Tang Wen...

Congratulations to Ms. Fan Bingbing on securing a spot in the Best Actress competition at next year's Cannes Film Festival!

"Ahhh! Sis, you've been nominated for Best Actress at Cannes! You've been nominated for Best Actress at Cannes!"

Fan Bingbing's assistant, Zhou Tingting, came running back from outside like a whirlwind, carrying a stack of newspapers and screaming.

"Have you bought all the newspapers?"

"I bought them, sis. I bought three of each. I'll go buy the magazines when they come out..."

"Okay, that's a bit too little. Let's buy more of each to stock up."

"Okay, I'll buy thirty of each!" With that, Zhou Tingting rushed out the door again.

Fan Xiaopang didn't stop her. After the main players left, she excitedly spun around in the room with a newspaper.

To put it bluntly, she's just a young woman in her early twenties.

One family is happy, while others are sad. The other women were just a couple of days ago worrying that Tang Wen might be under too much pressure.

Now that his movie is successful, the only one who benefits is Fan Xiaopang.

How could I possibly be happy?

Dong Xuan's pretty face was as cold as the "Goddess Dragon".

I sent Tang Wen a text message, telling him to take care of his health.

Da Meiyuan: Congratulations!

Alyssa Chia, Li Dabai, Huang Shengyi... not bad.

When Hu Jing, Zeng Li, and Chen called to congratulate him, they all carried a faint sense of detachment.

Fortunately, Tang Wen's charm had increased again, and he managed to coax them with a few words, preventing their relationship from cooling down.

After making a series of phone calls.

Director Tang shook his head: Being a man is tough, what did I do wrong?

I just wanted to give some girls in the industry a little love...

Li Xue kept clicking her tongue while reading the newspaper, and kept glancing sideways at her older sister.

"How long have you been reading the newspaper? If you have nothing better to do, go cook for me!"

"Tsk tsk, sis! Director Tang is a womanizer, you can't do it alone."

"Li, Xiao, Xue!"

Li Xue had no choice but to shut up and reluctantly went into the kitchen.

Li Bingbing picked up the newspaper, looked at Tang Wen's photo, and sighed silently: I can take the shortcut by myself.

Director Tang is so handsome, I'm not embarrassed at all.

But there was no chance.

Wang Jinhua, Beijing's top real estate agent, organized a dinner party.

Chen Daoming, Hu Jun, Liu Wei, Ren Quan... seven or eight male celebrities sat at one table.

"What's up, Sister Hua? Is our men's group having a meeting today?" Hu Jun joked as he entered.

"It just so happens that you all have time and are both in the capital. Also, everyone has seen today's news, right?"

Everyone nodded in unison.

Liu Wei, the veteran actor famous for playing Emperor Xuanzong of Tang, exclaimed, "Cannes! And it's been nominated early, that's incredible. But I heard that Sophie Marceau is supporting Tang Wen behind the scenes?"

This young director has a really impressive approach.

Sophie Marceau was one of the first foreign goddesses I heard of in China!

Hu Jun smiled and said, "Director Tang is indeed a womanizer. I met him in Hong Kong, at Tin Hau's house. They have a good relationship."

"Oh?" Everyone became interested.

"It shouldn't be that kind of relationship. Xie Tingfeng was there at the time. The two are more like friends."

Wang Jinghua listened attentively; she knew she would need this information later.

If you ever need Tang Wen's help, you can try to get through the Princess Consort.

Of course, she treated Fan Bingbing well before, so following Fan's path is also an option.

Ren Quan also said, "I heard from Bingbing, oh, Li Bingbing, that she heard from Xiao Fan that if they really succeed in Cannes, Director Tang might take Xiao Fan to Hollywood next."

Hollywood!
Everyone was instantly moved.

If that really happens!

Fan Bingbing became an international superstar.

Moreover, it is no less valuable than Zhang Ziyi's.

This is an opportunity that many actors might only have once in their lifetime.

This girl is so lucky!

There was silence for a few seconds.

Hu Jundao said, "According to information from Hong Kong, only City Dragon is currently able to make a name for himself in Hollywood. Jet Li is considered a second or third-tier actor."

After everyone finished expressing their feelings, they looked at Sister Hua.

Wang Jinhua pointed out incisively: "Director Tang is a womanizer, and it is difficult for outsiders to get female roles from him. However, his company lacks male actors."

Several people, including Chen Daoming, were invigorated.

That’s right!

"In addition, I've also looked into how to get in touch with Director Tang Wen."

Upon hearing this, Chen Daoming sat up straight.

He looked at Sister Hua with a strange gaze.

“You each have connections and know a lot about film and television projects.”

I recently visited more than a dozen film crews and confirmed that Director Tang is very enthusiastic about investing in projects, pays generously, and does not interfere with the filming process.

Sometimes they don't even ask about the actresses; they're just willing to invest.

Everyone understands.

If they know which film crew is short of money, they can take the initiative to connect them with the crew, and maybe they can get to know Tang Wen in the process.

"This is a win-win situation, and everyone should take the initiative."

"Hmm, my restaurant. I wonder if Director Tang would be interested," Ren Quan said, stroking his chin.

"you……"

"Haha, sis, I was just kidding."

Director Dai, who had previously criticized Tang Wen and was also publicly criticized by Fan Bingbing, looked at the newspaper with red eyes.

"This...this...even Chen Kaige isn't good enough! Isn't he influential in Cannes? The article was full of praise! And this is it?"

"Alright, Lao Dai, you should keep a low profile these days."

What will happen to my movie subsidy next year?

"Don't even think about it, China Film Group has already removed your name from their records."

"Why should I?!" You can't support a female student with just your salary.

"Why do you say that?"

Old Dai was dejected, knowing that things were beyond repair.

Feeling remorseful, he cursed Tang Wen, Fan Bingbing, Chen Kaige, and Han Sanping all at once!
"Publish the article! Publish the article!"

It was late at night, and Fan Bingbing was still in the office.

She and Tang Wen engaged in verbal battles with veteran directors such as Chen Kaige and Director Dai.

It was a resounding victory.

Now that we've won, we should press our advantage and continue the attack.

According to the agreement she reached with Renren.com, she needed to appear magnanimous at this time.

So, he posted his thoughts overnight.

Special thanks to Tang Wen for his help along the way.

Finally, they brought out Director Dai and a certain other big-name director.

[Director Dai is, after all, a senior figure. Although I have no achievements, no representative works, and no one even remembers me... I shouldn't mock a senior like him. Therefore, I've decided to delete that questioning post in three days.]

[Furthermore, to that certain director who criticized the casting of "Peacock," you can now rest assured; the casting was flawless. It was someone else's vision that was problematic; clearly, you've fallen behind the artistic standards of Cannes.]

However, all of that is in the past, and I won't bring it up again in the future.

At the end of the article, she said that she still had a long way to go.

I will work even harder in the future. I hope to work with Director Tang forever!

The news is generating a lot of buzz.

This was further fueled by Renren.com.

The writers are working overtime all night!

Fan Bingbing's remarks quickly spread across the entire internet.

[Winning the Best Actress award brings glory to the country!]

[Bingbing is so generous!]

Those who attacked her before, can you shut up now?

It's hard to say, after all, they're shameless.

【…】

“Generosity, that’s right. The promotional article for me should emphasize my generosity! Thank you, Mr. Zhang.” Fan Bingbing said, beaming.

"President Bing, don't be so polite. Old Tang and I are brothers."

The person on the other end of the phone was Zhang Yan.

He will personally write an article highlighting Fan Xiaopang's excellent acting skills, magnanimity, and his refusal to hold grudges against the old director who had criticized him...

There are writing studios that are setting the tone.

Print media outlets followed suit.

Fan Xiaopang has certainly cemented his reputation for being "generous".

After all, she's the rightful wife!
How could I not be generous?

She was magnanimous, so naturally there were petty people around her.

Director Dai and Director Chen Kaige were once again besieged by reporters at the door.

The two stayed at home, canceled all activities, and dared not give any interviews.

They attacked the "younger generation" without cause, and then Cannes strongly supported the "younger generation".

His face was swollen.

Those who admire Director Chen have discovered that he's nothing special after all.

Browsing the news online, Chen Kaige was deeply agitated, biting his gums until they bled: "Just nominated! Haven't won an award yet! A petty person gloats, a petty person gloats, a petty person gloats..."

Ignoring the commotion outside, Tang Wen embraced Sophie Marceau's graceful waist as they strolled through the music and dance party.

(End of this chapter)