Chinese entertainment starts with Hong Shixian

Chapter 649 Qi Hui: I'm actually looking to improve!
The reason for letting the lighting dominate the premiere, rather than Bernard, is that...

It's because Berna and the entertainment industry in Hong Kong are similar; they like extravagance and big scenes.

If we hold a premiere for them, it'll probably be another red carpet event with celebrities walking the red carpet.

So after thinking and discussing, we decided to let the light come in.

Of course, it wasn't just Guangming who handled it; the Navy also had to review and participate.

Soon, many people in the industry received invitations to the premiere of "Operation Red Sea".

Upon seeing the invitation, many people immediately became interested.

On the one hand, this movie is incredibly popular right now!
Various propaganda campaigns were launched simultaneously, and everyone knew that Qi Hui first went to the desert to film tank battles, and then went to the sea to command warships.

Moreover, Qi Hui, the person in charge of the project, actually spoke out in public, looking down on Hollywood and saying that the 10 billion yuan investment in "The Great Wall" was a bad movie.

This is too... too outrageous!
That's Hollywood!
A sacred place in the hearts of filmmakers worldwide!

Chow Yun-fat even turned down a major period drama in mainland China in order to play one of the old and ugly characters!

On the other hand... the premiere of this movie was actually held at the Great Hall of the People!?
As expected of a patriotic blockbuster!

To be honest, this is a bit too high a standard!

Somewhat surprising, but not entirely unexpected.

This is not the first time. Zhang Yimou's "Hero" also premiered at the Great Hall of the People.

Moreover, this is the first commercial blockbuster to premiere at the Great Hall of the People!

So... Qi Hui's "Operation Red Sea" is unusual, but not surprising!
Actually, it wasn't just Zhang Yimou; Jackie Chan's "The Myth" also premiered here in 05.

In addition, there was also "Ne Zha," which premiered ten years later at the Great Hall of the People.

Coincidentally, that movie was also invested in by Enlight Media.

Besides these, there are also many educational films and documentaries.

So the Great Hall of the People does still have this function, it's just that the approval process is quite strict.

The cooperation of some key departments is required.

On the other side, Huayi!

Looking at the invitation, Wang Zongjun and Wang Zonglei felt somewhat depressed and disheartened.

Originally, they also wanted to participate in this project.

But before they knew it, the light had gotten there first, and then the light brought along that Yu Dong guy, Yu Donggua...

Damn it, this is infuriating!
Wang Zongjun loosened his tie, feeling extremely angry.

He couldn't stand Bernard being smug!
Unfortunately, they don't have any big-budget films to their name right now!
Thinking of this, Wang Zongjun felt extremely distressed, as if he had become an incompetent husband, a blind colleague, a brother who had gotten involved with the mafia, and a bullied son...

Their only decent film to date is Feng Xiaogang's "I Am Not Madame Bovary".

But that was just a comedy, an art film!
Thinking about this made them feel even worse.

Seeing Bernard make money is more painful than seeing them lose money!

"Brother, are we still going to the premiere?" Wang Zonglei asked.

"Why not go?" Wang Zongjun took a deep breath and said slowly, "I want to see... just how arrogant that bastard Yu Donggua can be!"

That place is the Great Hall of the People. How dare Yu Donggua be arrogant?
……

Huairou

Boom boom boom!
Explosions rang out intermittently, and on the distant city walls, extras and actors roared as they attacked the city.

Li Lu held binoculars, occasionally getting up to check the filming location and occasionally looking at the monitor.

He was filming "In the Name of the People," specifically the battle to capture Yuncheng between Chen Yanshi and Sha Zhenjiang.

Originally, he wanted to trick Qi Hui into directing the scene.

Qi Hui was like a civil servant in his film crew, clocking in and out on time, never doing anything extra, which made Qi Hui feel a little uncomfortable.

How could such a talented director just be an actor?

So, Li Lu's idea came to mind.

Unfortunately, before it even started, Qi Hui went off to promote "Operation Red Sea".

They put his "In the Name of the People" aside.

This made him feel heartbroken; it was so painful!

Why is it that Qi Hui can't gain any advantage at all?

Last time, he even wanted Qi Hui to pay for the coffee, but he accidentally burned himself.

"Director." The assistant approached, followed by Zhang Fengyi and Hu Jing.
"It's almost time. When are we going to see Director Qi's movie?"

"Oh..." Li Lu checked the time: "There's still an hour or so left. Let's finish filming first." We can't let a small thing ruin everything!

The production crew is the most important thing!

Upon hearing this, the group shrugged and said no more.

……

A few days later, the Great Hall of the People

Guests gathered in large numbers, including many celebrities.

However, unlike in the past, when female celebrities competed to outshine each other and seemed to wear only two or three strips of cloth, this time they dressed very elegantly and dignifiedly.

In this kind of situation, how could they dare to bring out their red carpet attire?
Therefore, even on a hot day, you have to cover yourself up completely.

As for the male celebrities, they are wearing familiar suits, the only difference being the tie and the style.

The celebrities, in groups on the left and right, chatted with people they knew.

He would occasionally wander around the venue, curiously observing his surroundings.

This place is both familiar and unfamiliar to most Chinese people.

Many people have seen it before, but most of them are here for the first time.

Very rare!
"Hahahaha..." Not far away, female celebrities gathered together, chatting about various topics.

The most eye-catching one is undoubtedly the female lead of this film, Zhou Xun!

She chuckled and chatted with those around her about her experience filming "Operation Red Sea".

However, I wasn't so happy; instead, I felt a bit depressed.

"Yes, it's so tough!" Zhou Xun complained bitterly: "All I do is run through the desert, or I'm on my way to run through the desert all day long."

"That bastard Qi Hui even made me act out the fear on the battlefield!"

"And I was so stupid, I actually made a lot of preparations."

"As soon as I got on set, the explosion points were right next to me, and the explosives were buried right under my feet..."

She didn't finish her sentence, but everyone understood what she meant.

Why even bother with a performance? Just listening to it is terrifying!

Zhou Xun glanced at Jing Tian and said, "Girl, I finally know why Qi Hui wouldn't let you play the female lead."

"Hahahaha..." Jing Tian covered her mouth and chuckled, remaining silent.

Gao Yuanyuan was laughing to herself; seeing Zhou Xun's expression made her want to laugh too.

Did I hit the nail on the head?

Yang Mi rolled her eyes in the crowd, feeling a bit annoyed and not wanting to talk.

She recalled her conversations with Qi Hui in Switzerland; that jerk would often say things like, "Are you alright? If you're okay, have some plums."

Qi Hui is such a bastard... never mind, he's been a bastard more than once or twice, I don't want to talk to him!

Yang Mi was extremely depressed.

……

Outside the Great Hall of the People.

"Director Li? And Secretary Sha?" Qi Hui exclaimed in surprise, "You're both here?"

"I'm here too!" Hu Jing waved her hand; Gao Xiaoqin was there too!
"Hahaha." Li Lu looked around: "Come on, let me take some pictures of you guys."

This scene is perfect for these people to take a picture.

"Hahaha." Zhang Fengyi understood and immediately coughed lightly: "Director Li, you need to be mindful of the impact."

"Secretary Sha has spoken, did you hear that?" Qi Hui called out, waving his hand to make the two of them stand up.

Soon, Li Lu took photos of the three of them together: one of Qi Gao and one of Qi Sha.

They also took individual photos of all three of them. Qi Hui looked at the photos and nodded in satisfaction.
"Yes, I really want to improve!"

"Hahahaha..." Li Lu and the others burst into laughter. He suddenly felt that his lines from "In the Name of the People" were pretty good!
"Qi Hui, what are you laughing at?" Before the words were finished, several more people arrived.

There were three people, each wearing a white military uniform.

Producer Tang Jing, chief consultant Gu Ping, and Director Zhang.

Three naval leaders
"Oh my!" Qi Hui exclaimed in surprise.

This is just in time! I've been wanting to improve!

(End of this chapter)