Huayu Entertainment: Tianxian really wants to improve

Chapter 236 Luck Stolen
Lin Yubin is from Xiangdu.
He came north to the Central Academy of Drama to study directing.
He later returned to Hong Kong and joined TVB, thus beginning his professional career.

For the past two years, Lin Yubin has been working with Tangren Media, assisting Li Guoli in productions such as The Legend of the Condor Heroes and Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio.

Cai Yinong valued Lin Yubin highly, but before she could give her a chance, Gu Bei poached her away.

What a shame!
However, Cai Yinong was also helpless against Gu Bei and Lin Yubin.

Because the first installment of the Legend of Sword and Fairy series couldn't be broadcast on television, she was unable to reach an agreement with Softstar Entertainment on the copyright price.
This led to the copyrights for Sword and Fairy 3 and Sword and Fairy 4 falling into the hands of Gu Bei's Linlang Entertainment.

Just when Cai Yinong was feeling extremely distressed,
After Gu Bei finished introducing the various details of Chinese Paladin 3 on stage,
The second project of Linlang Entertainment begins: "Next year will be a very special year. I think that even though we live in such a peaceful era, we must not forget the heroes who sacrificed for everything we have today!"
So I'm proud of my first Chinese-language film.
The novel of the same name, "The Message," by Mai Jia, was chosen as the source material.
The story will be adapted into a more concise version, with a total investment of 9000 million yuan. The film aims to accurately depict the efforts of the martyrs of that era and will be released during the National Day holiday in 2009.

This investment is naturally not without its flaws.

It was said to be 9000 million yuan, but in reality it was only around 5000 million yuan.

But when everyone has water content, whether it's water content or not becomes less important.

A film with an investment of 9000 million yuan is definitely considered a large-scale production in this era!
It's worth noting that only four Chinese-language films grossed over 100 million yuan at the domestic box office last year, and the highest-grossing film, "The Warlords," only grossed 200 million yuan. The box office revenue alone couldn't recoup the 90 million yuan investment.

"In addition, this is an ensemble film, and every character is important," Gu Bei said with a smile. "Let me first reveal three of the actors."

The voice just fell,

A character card is flipped over.

Huang Xiaoming's face appeared.

"Isn't Huang Xiaoming the top male star at Huayi Brothers? How come he's participating in Gu Bei's movie!"

"Not only that, Huang Xiaoming's character card isn't even one of the two in the very center, which is for a supporting male role!"

"I reckon the two people in the middle are a male celebrity from Hong Kong, plus Liu Yifei. That's the standard setup for a domestic film!"

"That's probably how it is. I didn't expect that Gu Bei, a big director who came back from Hollywood, would also understand the rules in China so well."

"That's what you call having your own rules in mainland China. Even if Hollywood comes back, they still have to abide by them!"

"But I don't think it's Liu Yifei. Look, Liu Yifei didn't even attend the opening ceremony. It's probably one of the 'Four Dan and One Bing' (a popular Taiwanese actress and actress), since there were three of them there!"

Then,

One of the two character cards in the very center was flipped over.
Zhang Ziyi's face appeared in the center of the screen.

"As expected, it's four Dan (female) and one Bing (male) – I guessed right!"

"But who will be the male lead? And there aren't any big names from Xiangdu attending this opening ceremony!"

"Could it be... Brother Jackie Chan? Forget it, I don't even believe it myself!"

While everyone was discussing it...
One of the two character cards in the very center was flipped over.
Liu Yifei's appearance has once again sparked heated discussions among the public.

For journalists, this press conference was a frenzy, with a bombshell dropped every few minutes, each more shocking than the last.

The name of Linlang Entertainment, which had been kept secret for a long time, has been revealed.

Then, Shu Chang from Magic Phone joined Linlang Entertainment.

Then came the announcement of the sequel to Chinese Paladin, Chinese Paladin 3, with an investment of 50 million yuan, which is considered a large investment for a TV series. Director Kong Sheng's recent "Crossing the Guandong" only had an investment of 40 million yuan.

The emotional climax of the whole thing,
That was Gu Bei's first Chinese-language film, "The Message".
With an investment of 9000 million yuan, it would be among the top five highest-grossing films next year.

The film brings together Huang Xiaoming, Zhang Ziyi, and Liu Yifei.
These are just three of the actors.
There are seven character cards on the big screen, and there's still a lot to explore! "Besides these two projects that have already completed their preliminary preparations, Linlang Entertainment has another project in preparation, which is a disaster movie adapted from Zhang Ling's novel 'Aftershock'."

Gu Bei switched to the next page.
This is a conceptual poster.

The image above depicts a scene of cataclysmic destruction.

The movie title, "Tang City Earthquake," has only five characters in the middle!
At the same time, Gu Bei announced: "The current tentative budget for this film is 2 million yuan, and the release date is 2010!"

finished,

Gu Bei then looked at Han Sanpin.
It means, Mr. Han, your favorite blockbuster is here!

Like the story in "The Message," this story was originally published in a magazine in 2007, and was later published as a book. Gu Bei bought the copyright after seeing it.

Although the film's actual investment was only 1.2 million yuan,

But for a modern drama, this level of investment has never been seen before.

Han Sanpin nodded at Gu Bei's gaze, a satisfied expression on his face.

Disaster movies are a genre that has never appeared before in Chinese cinema.

Gu Bei indeed put his theories from the Cannes Film Festival into practice, constantly expanding the genres of Chinese films and using these new genres to attract audiences to cinema.

This movie was truly a pleasant surprise!

He didn't disappoint the anticipation that Gu Bei had kept him in suspense for so long.

"This story..."

Wang Zhongjun stared blankly at the poster on the big screen.

He remembered that Feng Xiaogang had also mentioned this story, and that Zhang Yimou was also trying to acquire the copyright for it. However, after many twists and turns, Gu Bei eventually won the copyright.

Why does Gu Bei keep snatching away my projects lately?
Wang Zhongjun felt as if his luck had been stolen. The Wind and Aftershocks were projects that Huayi had their eyes on, but Gu Bei snatched the copyright from them halfway through.

Cai Yinong, who originally shared the same feeling,
Now that she had recovered, seeing Wang Zhongjun's dazed expression, her mood improved considerably.

"Does everyone think the press conference is over?"

Gu Bei stood on the stage, smiling as he looked down at the crowd.

After being bombarded with questions, everyone had become somewhat numb, but now Gu Bei had piqued their curiosity once again.

Under everyone's gaze, Gu Bei continued, "A good press conference needs a surprise, and this one more thing is..."

Linlang Entertainment will be joining forces with Liu Yifei to establish Liu Yifei Studio!

Throughout the entire press conference, Gu Bei was the only one present.

There was no host, nor were any performers invited onto the stage.

It was Gu Bei alone who dropped one information bomb after another.

And now,
Liu Yifei wore a strapless light gold tulle dress, adorned with delicate sequins, with a flowing skirt that exuded an unprecedented noble aura.

She walked onto the stage and stood side by side with Gu Bei. The two looked like a perfect couple as they faced the frenzied flashes of the reporters' cameras.

(End of this chapter)