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

Chapter 340 Who revealed my true thoughts?

The reporters, left behind by Tang Wen at the airport, didn't have time to complain and went to find places to go online.

There are new updates on Tang Wen's Renren.com homepage.

The number of comments below has exceeded 1,000.

The content of the new updates is also very simple.

It is a famous Song Dynasty poem – "Ding Feng Bo"

Do not listen to the sound of rain pattering through the trees...

Returning home, there is neither wind nor rain, neither sunshine nor gloom.

Reporters offered various interpretations:
Was this poem written by Su Shi after he was demoted?

What was the meaning behind Tang Wen quoting this poem under these circumstances?
Just swallow your pride?

This poem reflects a broad-minded state of mind. Tang Wen, who became famous at a young age, could truly understand Su Shi's detachment after the ups and downs of his life.

Who believes?

Are you just pretending?
Don't say the reporter doesn't believe it.

Netizens didn't believe it either.

"Let's call it a day, brothers. Director Tang has already resigned himself to his fate."

"It's 'neither wind nor rain, neither sunshine nor gloom,' the Tang family is sure to reap nothing this time."

"This is just him trying to justify himself, saying he's indifferent to fame and fortune."

"Indifferent to fame and fortune? Where were you all this time? Last year, your nomination caused quite a stir. Have you forgotten?"

"They should have admitted it long ago..."

One quick-witted reporter couldn't help but laugh: This comment section is fantastic; it tells me directly what readers like to read.

First class on an airplane.

Tang Wen smiled at his phone.

"Jade Goddess of Mercy" grossed 291 million yuan on its opening day.

Congratulations, Director Tang!

It wasn't sarcasm, it was genuine praise.

In 2003, very few domestic films grossed over ten million yuan at the box office.

With total box office revenue exceeding 10 million, whether it makes a profit or not is another matter, but in terms of box office ranking, it can be ranked in the top 25.

The film "Me and My Dad," starring a talented actress from Beijing, only grossed 500,000 yuan at the box office.

It hadn't been released yet.

Meanwhile, "Purple Butterfly," which was making waves at Cannes, didn't perform well at the box office after its release.

According to statistics, there are only 300 million.

In the original timeline, the average viewer didn't know much about the Cannes Film Festival.

Even though "Purple Butterfly" was shortlisted for Cannes, it did not serve as much of a publicity tool.

It's different now.

The news of Tang Wen's early nomination for "Peacock" had been brewing for more than half a year.

More people have learned about the Cannes Film Festival through the internet and newspapers.

Even if "Purple Butterfly" doesn't win any awards, its box office should still exceed 300 million.

It can be said that Director Tang's light has illuminated those who followed.

In fact, as long as it is shortlisted for the Cannes main competition, a lot of foreigners will want to buy the copyright, so it is definitely not going to lose money.

Tang Wei's text message arrived: "Today's box office should be even higher! I'm definitely going to break into Hollywood and have a fling with Producer Tang!"

Go against Tiangang.

Tang Wen chuckled and replied with a 【Perverted and Trembling】.

When the flight attendant saw that he was still holding his phone, she came over, squatted down, and gently reminded him.

Tang Wen put away his phone and stopped talking, thinking about the private business jet he had ordered from Gulfstream.

Due to technological limitations, private jets can currently only contact the outside world via onboard satellite phones, and making or receiving phone calls while in flight is still prohibited.

But at least with long-haul flights, you don't have to transfer.

Cannes does not have an airport.

Tang Wen's journey involves first going to Paris, then transferring to Nice, and finally taking a car.

The total time is expected to be over 12 hours.

As the plane took off, he put on an eye mask and took a nap.

After waking up, I had a quick bite of an airline meal.

[System] There are several new messages.

"The Grand Dyeing Workshop" and "The Divine Doctor Xi Lai Le" were broadcast in their entirety and recently finished their run.

With impressive viewership ratings, various local satellite and local television stations are vying for the rights to broadcast the show in its second run.

The system's cashback has been credited to your account.

There are quite a few female characters in "The Grand Dyeing Workshop".

Besides supporting actresses Zeng Li and Hu Jing, there are also lead actress Sa Rina, and the two wives of "Lu Jiaju" in the play, among other roles.

System evaluation: Sarina [Grade A]

Tang Wen was slightly surprised; the evaluation was too high.

Sarina didn't get promoted.

The main highlight of this drama is the male actor Hou Yong, while Sarina, despite her excellent acting skills, doesn't have many opportunities to showcase them.

System explanation:

"The Grand Dyeing Workshop" has received numerous accolades.

In addition to the Feitian Award and the Five-One Project Award, it was later selected as one of the top 100 outstanding TV dramas.

These are all genuine awards.

It can be said that this has been recorded in the annals of television drama history.

As the lead actress, Sarina will be remembered for this.

His name will live on forever along with this classic.

Therefore, it was given an A grade.

[Cashback: (Actor's salary + publicity expenses + operating expenses...) x 100 = 1200 million ()]

Tang Wen rubbed his eyes, making sure he wasn't seeing things, and couldn't help but sigh.

As the female lead, she's given so little.

But there was nothing she could do. Five years later, when Sarina was filming "Crossing the Guandong," her salary was only 8000 yuan per episode.

"The Grand Dyeing Workshop" is a male-dominated drama with few episodes, totaling about twenty episodes, and her role accounts for about 25% of the total.

Tang Wen put in a lot of effort and arranged for her to privately mentor Zeng Li and Hu Jing before raising her pay to 5000 yuan per episode.

In addition, we created exclusive promotional posters for her, and before the film's release, we had the editor make individual trailers for each actress, which were then promoted on Renren.com...

After a series of combined measures, the cashback barely reached 1200 million.

That's already quite a lot.

"The Grand Dyeing Workshop" only sold for one run, barely breaking even.

With this 1200 million RMB, it can be considered a profit; considering the investment ratio, it can be described as a huge profit.

Zeng Li and Hu Jing have even fewer scenes.

The former plays a socialite, the third female lead, with 20% of the screen time.

The latter plays the male lead's love interest, and is the second female lead, with a maximum of 15% screen time.

There's nothing particularly appealing about the show itself, so it gets a B rating based solely on the quality of the series.

Get 50 times the cashback.

The two of them together received a total of 850 million yuan in cashback.

Tang Wen adjusted his mindset and felt pretty good.

The money spent on the two cars and the house they lived in, isn't that enough to make up for it all?
Rounding up, it's like getting two beautiful women for free!

Director Tang was very pleased.

As for the other minor supporting roles, the cashback is even less.

All together, it's less than 150 million.

The Divine Doctor Xi Lai Le

[...The film has ended its run. I've completed my support for artist Li Bingbing x1]

This drama will win the second prize for Outstanding Long-Form Television Series at the Feitian Awards.
TV Golden Eagle Award for Outstanding Long-Form TV Series

100 Outstanding Works in the 20 Years of the TV Drama Industry
Artist Li Bingbing wins representative work award

Rating: [A]

Cashback multiplier: 100

When Li Bingbing starred in this drama, she was a relatively high-ranking second-tier actress in the industry.

Of course, it is still the same now.

Neither "Cellphone" nor "Purple Butterfly" were released; one TV series was not enough to elevate her status.

In the original timeline, she truly rose to the top tier and was able to compete with the four leading actresses. This was thanks to the foundation laid by "A World Without Thieves." Later, with "The Knot," she won both the Huabiao and Hundred Flowers Awards for Best Actress, truly becoming a top-tier actress.

If "A World Without Thieves" has nothing to do with her anymore.

But as the female lead in "Cellphone", she was able to win an award.

All things considered, she didn't lose out.

[Cashback: (Operating expenses + Advertising expenses + Actress fees...) x 100 = 6000 million ()]

Bingbing is really great!
We should reward her properly when we have the chance.

She seems to be in Cannes, right?

Besides Li Bingbing, there are many other vivid female characters in the TV series "The Divine Doctor" (also known as "The Divine Doctor").

These people combined contributed 2800 million yuan in cashback to Tang Wen.

The cashback offer for "The Divine Doctor" far exceeds that of "The Grand Dyehouse".

Aside from having about ten more episodes than the former.

Female characters like Li Bingbing also have significant roles.

Most importantly, her salary is far higher than that of Sarina, Hu Jing, and Zeng Li.

The two TV series combined generated over 100 million yuan in cashback!

Several hours passed.

buzz~
The propellers spun, whipping up a gust of wind, and the helicopter landed.

We've arrived in Cannes.

Normally, you need to take a car to transfer in Nice.

With a wave of his hand, Leo arranged for a medium-sized helicopter to pick up Tang Wen and his group.

“Darling, it’s been a long time.” Sophie Marceau, wearing a deep V-neck dress, stood on the rooftop as a helicopter spun, creating a strong wind that tousled her long black hair.

The two embraced in the wind for a while.

Tang Wen experienced a real French wet kiss.

The mature older sister, without wasting words, seemed to want to devour Tang Wen right there on the rooftop.

The rooftop is the hotel's rooftop.

After going downstairs, it's just a few steps to the room.

Sophie Marceau kicked the door with her heel and then pushed Tang Wen onto the sofa.

Even the showers are all combined into one.

They didn't give Tang Wen any time to contact Leo.

Fortunately, before he set off, he had already handed over all the information he had obtained about "judge Avi" to Leo.

There were newspaper photos satirizing Newton, and recordings of servants revealing secrets.

If Leo, a bigwig deeply involved in the European and French arts scene, can't even handle Avi, he should just quit.

After taking a shower, Sophie Marceau voluntarily called a truce.

The enemy is too fierce; our firepower is overflowing.

clack.

The lighter flame flickered.

The cigarette was brought close to the flame, and the tobacco burned in a fine, dense pattern.

She took a puff, without inhaling it, and brought her red lips to Tang Wen's lips.

Her fragrant lips gently touched the lips.

Smoke rose from between their mouths and noses.

The bedroom lights were dim and yellowish.

Through the smoke, Sophie looked at Tang Wen's near-perfect face, and couldn't help but lean against his strong chest, reaching out to stroke his face: "It's like a dream."

"What if it really is a dream?"

Tang Wen just now used excessive force on his hands and philtrum, so Sophie is certain it's not a dream.

She laughed and said, "Then let me never wake up."

Tang Wen shook his head and didn't say anything until he finished his cigarette, then rolled over and said, "How can I not wake up? Dreams come one after another."

Sophie's fair neck suddenly shot up, and she was speechless.

She has fallen into a dream.

Tang Wen arrived a few hours earlier than expected.

Fan Bingbing was unaware of this.

The flood of pessimistic news from home and local reports from Cannes filled her with frustration.

In addition, I've watched some of the competition films these past few days.

The actress's performance in the movie "Savage Invasion" was quite a shock to her.

She is not a humble person.

But deep down, he felt that even though he had prepared for a long time, it would be difficult for him to beat the other party in a fair competition.

Moreover, now he and "Peacock" are being targeted.

Today, she didn't go anywhere; she stayed at the hotel specifically to wait for Tang Wen.

When you're alone, it's easy to overthink.

She took out her phone, typed a message, and wanted to ask Tang Wen if there was any way to salvage the situation or if she could still win the award.

But after writing the text, I felt that it shouldn't be sent this way.

Now that Tang Wen has come, he will definitely try to find a solution.

"Peacock" is also his masterpiece.

The current situation is dire, and anything I say will only add to the pressure.

After thinking it over, the text message became: "[I heard there's a good Michelin-starred French restaurant around here...]"

The thoughtful younger sister, Fan Xiaopang, is online, trying her best to relieve the pressure on her Tang brother.

Little did she know, her brother felt no pressure at all.

Even if there were any, they were all dealt with in advance by the famous French Rose, Sophie Marceau.

[Fan Bingbing: ...Let's spend a few days in France after the film festival.]

Incidentally, they can disappear from the domestic media spotlight for a while, and then return once the news has died down.

She didn't want to be surrounded by reporters mocking her, or to see all the press releases produced by Zhao and Lin's teams.

I finished composing the text message and was about to send it when I saw the word "France".

She suddenly remembered that the French Rose was also in France.

He snorted and changed it to "Europe".

France is too small; there's not much to do there. You should travel to other European countries instead.

Germany was pretty good; they beat France to a pulp back then.

Oh, no, it hasn't even started yet, and the white flag has already been raised.

Fan Bingbing's lips curved into a smile.

However, what she didn't expect was that the French Rose had indeed raised the white flag and surrendered.

They are maintaining the enemy's weapons.

Tang Wen freed one hand and took the phone: Hmm?
Not mentioning the award at all, does this mean they've completely given up?

He casually replied, "I'm going to see someone when I get there. You get some rest."

After posting one, he added another: "Let the bullets fly for a while."

Upon seeing the message, Fan Bingbing froze.

What does "let the bullets fly for a while" mean?

The next day.

The Barière Mateusz is located just a wall away from the Palais des Festivals in Cannes.

Avi Sharma, a jury member from India at this year's Cannes Film Festival, is sitting in a restaurant enjoying a French specialty he has recently fallen in love with – ham with foie gras.

The judges were all there, but none of them sat at the same table as him.

Western judges are all respectable people; who could stand someone who eats everything with their hands?

There was also an Indian actress among the judges this year, and she knew how to adapt to local customs by eating with a knife and fork.

Avet is unconventional and has always attracted attention.

But for some reason, I've attracted a lot of attention today.

Avi: You ignorant, low-class person!
It wasn't until his fellow Indian actress casually picked up a few newspapers and placed them on his table that he came.

Upon seeing the title, he was immediately stunned.

This year's Cannes Film Festival jury members are suspected of racial discrimination.

Avi Sharma denigrates Jews, claiming their suffering is self-inflicted.

Who is Avi Sharma? And why does he discriminate against Newton?

Avi was both shocked and furious: Who is it?

Who leaked his innermost thoughts?

The most crucial point is that the article was not baseless.

Below the headline was a photo from an Indian newspaper, with Avi's famous quote prominently displayed: "We will not hire a Dalit, even if he is smarter than Newton."

He didn't bother to wipe his greasy hands clean and quickly flipped through the contents.

Cannes jury member suspected of racial discrimination.

Such big news breaking during the Cannes Film Festival!
The hotel entrance was crowded with reporters waiting to conduct interviews.

After breakfast, the judges walked to the adjacent cinema.

The reporters surrounded them, but couldn't find Avi anywhere.

Avi stayed inside the restaurant and didn't go out.

He called the Cannes Film Festival organizing committee, hoping they would clarify the rumors.

The Cannes organizing committee promptly rejected the offer and instead questioned him about whether it was true.

He needs to admit his mistake and issue a public apology!

Avi slammed down the phone, feeling that the French lacked responsibility and wishing he could smash the restaurant to pieces.

He took a deep breath and then called Patrice Scherough, the chairman of this year's jury.

Xiahou had already arrived at the Palais des Festivals, and Leo was standing beside him. He said in a deep voice, "I really didn't expect that you, Avi, would be a racist! Your being a jury member is a disgrace to Cannes!"

"No, I'm not! It's slander! This is slander!"

"Alright! Go and clarify this matter with the media."

"I……"

"What, you don't dare? So, everything reported in the newspapers is true?"

"Of course not, I'll clarify!" Avi's face turned ashen.

"Clarify this immediately today, and we may not pursue the matter further. Otherwise, you will lose your status as a judge," Xiahou said coldly before hanging up the phone.

He swore a few times, using curry-flavored profanities.

After calming down for a while, Avi picked up the newspaper again and carefully read through it.

Upon closer inspection, a problem was indeed found.

The sources of information for several newspapers, apart from a photo from a local Indian newspaper, were the so-called recordings of servants.

Who is the servant?
He called home, and the butler assured him that no lowly servants or slaves had given interviews!
Avi was mostly relieved.

If that's the case, then there's nothing to be afraid of.

At most, it was a former servant who leaked the information.

As long as the other party is not in Cannes.

Then just deny it.

As for the newspaper photos, he didn't think much of it; Newton had been dead for so many years.
Thinking of this, he went back to his room to change his clothes, then left the hotel, ready to refute the reporter...

exactly.

Tang Wen climbed out of his soft French-style bed early in the morning.

After meeting with Leo and discussing how to take down "Avi", we arrived at the Carlton Regent Hotel.

Han Sanping, along with the crew of the TV series "Peacock" and "Purple Butterfly," all stayed here.

We had breakfast together.

Tang Wen chatted with a few members of the "Peacock" crew and offered them some words of comfort.

He then joined the crew of "Purple Butterfly" and the staff of China Film Group in Han Sanping and headed to the Palais des Festivals in Cannes.

And so, on the way, they ran into judge Avi, who had come out to clarify the truth of the matter.

(End of this chapter)