Director of Photography Department of Huayu

Chapter 191 Striving to stand beside him, joining the group
The September movie season has become very popular.

Despite the poor reception of "The Banquet" at its premiere and media reports of audiences laughing during the screenings, the distribution of nearly 800 copies is still a record high.

Huayi also tried to refute the rumors, not agreeing with the previous "laughing incident" theory, and believed that Feng Xiaogang's attempt this time was refreshing;
Audiences generally viewed the film with an objective and calm attitude, and showed a more tolerant attitude towards domestic films.
Industry insiders studied Huayi's public relations techniques overnight.

If you just put the words "domestic film" on it, wouldn't the tolerance level just appear?
"This is what they dare to compete with 'Curse of the Golden Flower' for an Olympic bid?"

Zhang Weiping flipped through the newspaper, sneered, and then ordered his men: "Spread the word, it's decided that 'Curse of the Golden Flower' will represent the mainland in the Olympic bid."

"The Banquet" earned 1200 million on its opening day, which isn't too low, considering it was a Thursday's box office.

However, just as its reputation was declining, New Pictures suddenly announced that the domestic Olympic bid spot was ultimately won by "Curse of the Golden Flower".

The news sparked a wave of pessimism surrounding "The Banquet," which was not initially well-received by the industry.

"That son of a bitch Zhang Weiping!" Wang Zhonglei cursed angrily.

Faced with a sudden question from reporters, Feng Xiaogang quietly changed his tune: "To avoid a lose-lose situation, 'The Banquet' plans to use Hong Kong's Olympic bid as a pretext. The film meets the requirements and has already been submitted."

However, this response obviously failed to silence the critics, and he was ridiculed for several days in a row.

"The Banquet is fucking awful!" Xiang Zhuo and Park Song-il returned cursing.

Wu Chen looked at the three of them speechlessly: "Didn't I tell you? Why are you still going?"

"Brother Chen, didn't you say you almost burst out laughing too? We were thinking of going to see how to make someone burst out laughing," Xiang Zhuo said awkwardly.

"Actually, watching erotic films is okay."

Park Song-il chuckled, "In the scene where Crown Prince Wu Luan mistakes Qing Nu for someone else and rapes her, if I'm not mistaken, Zhou Xun was probably shirtless during the scene."

"Damn, you can tell that?" Wu Chen was taken aback.

"After all, I studied photography."

"Hehe, a repressed pervert."

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Despite its poor reviews, "The Banquet" still grossed 55 million yuan in its opening weekend, and breaking 100 million yuan seems like a sure thing.

Just then, Lu Zheng suddenly called.

"Director Wu, thank you so much this time."

Lu Zheng's gratitude startled Wu Chen for a moment, but he quickly realized what was going on:
"Mr. Lu, is Xiao Tian's matter settled?"

"It's not entirely a done deal, but the chances are pretty good." Lu Zheng smiled and changed the subject, not continuing the conversation.

"I heard that Director Wu has finalized the location for his new company and is preparing to move?"

"President Lu is very well-informed."

"Not at all. A few days ago, I heard from a colleague that someone had bought a floor of Huixin Building with a large sum of money. After making some inquiries, I found out that it was Director Wu."

You must let us know on the day you move in!

Lu Zheng said cheerfully, and Wu Chen agreed.

The new company will start operations at the end of the month. Wu Chen hadn't originally planned to make it this big, but since quite a few people knew about it, he decided to go with the flow.

Let's go to the new company opening together!

In the evening, when Wu Chen and Liu Yifei had dinner together, Wu Chen didn't use any questions.

This is a milestone event for Starry Night Pictures, and he hopes Liu Yifei will participate as well.

Liu Yifei naturally understood Wu Chen's meaning, and her heart warmed with joy. She smiled slightly and said, "Okay!"

During this period, Shu Chang clearly sensed that Liu Yifei was somewhat different.

"Sisi, what have you been writing all day long lately? You come home and immediately grab your pen." "Character cards."

Liu Yifei didn't even look up, still writing in her notebook, "I have to write down my understanding of the character and the teacher's analysis, and then slowly turn them into my own feelings."

"You're really taking this so seriously."

Shu Chang leaned against the bedside, watching her fingertips write page by page, the handwriting delicate and dense, as if each page contained her heartfelt thoughts.

"But you've already written so much, I see you've already filled a small stack, are you still going to keep writing?"

"My insights are different every day."

Liu Yifei put down her pen and rubbed her neck. "A bad pen is worse than a good memory."

"Maybe one day when I don't perform well, I can review the footage and find my original thoughts, adjust more quickly, and not waste the production team's time."

Shu Chang looked at her and suddenly smiled, her eyes looking at a rather unusual landscape.

"Tsk, is this love?"

She jokingly propped her head up with her hand, looking quite wistful.

Liu Yifei neither refuted nor agreed; she simply smiled and picked up her pen again.

She wasn't trying to please anyone; she just wanted to work hard, even harder, so that she could stand beside Wu Chen.

Wu Chen is too dazzling. He has been shining ever since she met him, and now it seems that no one in the entire film and television industry is more outstanding than him.
So she knew that walking wouldn't work; she had to run.

Even when running, we can't run side by side, but we also can't fall too far behind.

She believes that the character Xu Wei has the charm to help her catch up, so she has to do her best to win the role and play her well.

At the end of the month, the joining ceremony of Starry Night Pictures was held as scheduled.

The venue is located in the multi-functional hall on the eleventh floor, with glass windows on one side facing the urban skyline of the Asian Games Village business district, where the buildings stand tall and the lights are just coming on.

There were more people who came than Starry Night Pictures currently has employees.

Although we have hired some new people recently, the company is still relatively weak.

The entrance was lined with numerous opening flower baskets: China Film Group, Enlight Media, Bona Film Group, and Starlight Media.
Li Ming and Zhong Lifang from upstairs, who were working at Xiaoma Benteng, also appeared.

Ning Hao and Xing Ai also arrived, but when Ning Hao saw Liu Yifei there, he gently nudged Wu Chen:
"The future mistress?"

Xing Aina followed Ning Hao's gaze and saw Liu Yifei dressed simply, with her ponytail tied high and light makeup, yet she still managed to attract attention.

"Mm!" Wu Chen responded softly.

Wu Chen's response made even Ning Hao and Xing Aina take a deep look at him.

Seeing that Wu Chen had agreed immediately, Ning Hao chuckled and said, "Alright, let's go say hello."

"Director Ning."

"If you don't mind, just call me 'sister'." Xing Aina was clearly better at greeting people than Ning Hao, and they quickly became familiar with each other.

As clever as Liu Yifei was, she naturally knew that Wu Chen had directly revealed their relationship. Her ears turned slightly red, but she still chatted with Xing Aina in a graceful manner.

Lu Zheng planned to take Jing Tian on a tour to make an introduction, since many of the people who came were heads of large companies in the industry.

Jing Tian's gaze kept involuntarily drifting towards Liu Yifei.

"What's wrong, Tiantian?"

"It's nothing." Jing Tian shook his head.

Old foxes like Han Sanping and Wang Changtian saw through it all at a glance.

After all, there are only so many people here, so Liu Yifei's presence here already makes her intentions quite clear.
(End of this chapter)