Director of Photography Department of Huayu

Chapter 422 Liu Yifei's Logic, the Highly Sought-After Invitation
Night in the capital.

The bustling city gradually quieted down, and the streetlights cast a warm yellow glow.

Zhang Liangying was standing by the roadside, answering a phone call in the cool night breeze.

"I'm not available tonight. I'm still talking to a client about Shaocheng Times. You can take a taxi home yourself, okay?"

On the phone, Feng Ke's voice sounded indifferent and busy, and after she hung up hastily, only an empty busy tone remained.

A pang of sadness swept through Zhang Liangying's heart, her eyes dimmed for a moment, but she quickly put on a bright smile and waved to Liu Yifei and the others:

"Sisi, let's sing sometime. I'll probably be in Beijing these days. I really envy you. Director Wu even came to pick you up personally."

Liu Yifei leaned out of the passenger seat, somewhat worried: "Are you sure you don't need me to take you back? It's on the way anyway, it's very close, it won't take long."

“No need,” Zhang Liangying said calmly, putting on her mask and tucking her hair behind her ear. “I’m just passing by his place, I can just take a taxi.”

"Okay, be careful on the road then."

Seeing this, Wu Chen nodded in acknowledgment, watched Zhang Liangying leave, and then drove away as well.

Watching the car headlights disappear around the street corner, Liu Yifei couldn't help but sigh softly, "Why does it feel like her boyfriend doesn't really care about her?"

Shu Chang, who was looking down and fiddling with her phone, casually replied, "Don't overthink it. Maybe he's just too busy running the company."

Wu Chen then asked, "Shu Chang, have you been that free lately?"

Upon hearing this question, Shu Chang couldn't help but retort: ​​"Wu Chen, I've been running around doing promotional appearances for a month now. Is that what you call being idle? I'm much more diligent than Qianqian, okay?"

Liu Yifei couldn't help but cover her mouth and chuckle, turning her head to stare at Shu Chang's phone, which she hadn't put down, her curiosity piqued:

"Changchang, what are you doing, staring at your phone like that?"

"I'm looking into how to lose weight. I don't know if it's because of stress, but I feel like I'm gaining weight little by little."

Shu Chang sighed: "I read in the information that the best staple food for weight loss is potatoes, the best protein is shrimp, and the best vitamins are cucumbers."
But all this food seems so boring. If I eat like this, I probably won't live to see the day I successfully lose weight. I want to eat some snacks.

"That's easy!" Liu Yifei's eyes darted around, and she immediately became confident.

Wu Chen was quite curious for a moment.

Shu Chang couldn't help but ask, "How so?"

"Then why don't you just eat cucumber-flavored potato chips?"

There was a moment of silence in the car, then Wu Chen and Shu Chang exclaimed in surprise at the same time:
"what?"

"You're a genius." Wu Chen couldn't help but give him a thumbs up.

"Wu Chen, she's quick-witted when she's around; she caught me completely off guard."

Shu Chang sighed, and Liu Yifei immediately turned her head to look at her angrily, "Nonsense."

Laughter filled the car.

March was fast approaching, and Ning Hao's new film "No Man's Land" was in preparation very quickly. At the end of March, he informed Wu Chen and officially set off for the Western Regions to film.

"Okay, let's finish filming as soon as possible."

Ning Hao sounded very confident on the phone:
"Don't worry, it'll be quick. The casting is perfect, so it won't be slow. However, I might miss the premiere of your 'The Martian' in April. I wish you great box office success in advance!"

The news that Ning Hao was working with actors such as Xu Zheng, Huang Bo, and Yu Nan was quickly reported by the media.

"Director Ning Hao, along with lead actors Xu Zheng, Huang Bo, and Yu Nan, embarked on a journey to the Western Regions for 'No Man's Land,' becoming the first of the six major directors preparing new films this year to begin filming."

The media's comments quickly sparked heated discussions among netizens, with various jokes and banter emerging, creating quite a lively atmosphere.

Of the directors, Zhang Yimou's project has been in preparation the longest, but filming has been delayed for a long time.

Inside the New Pictures company, Zhang Weiping paced anxiously, repeatedly asking questions:
"Yi, is the script ready yet?"

"No, the script isn't finished yet, the changes are too drastic." Zhang Yi was completely dumbfounded. Not only had Xiao Shenyang been brought in, but also Zhao Benshan. Fortunately, the latter was supposed to have fewer scenes.

When can we film?

"May or June, I guess."

"Will it still be able to make it into this year's Lunar New Year film season?"

"We can make it in time; the post-production of this film won't be too difficult."

Hearing this, Zhang Weiping finally breathed a sigh of relief, then couldn't help but mutter to himself, "Then my villa should be safe."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Yi's expression immediately turned somewhat ugly, and his face darkened slightly.

Throughout March, the film and television industry was almost entirely consumed by the fervent promotional campaign for "The Martian," while Lu Xun's "Nanjing! Nanjing!" was left somewhat suffocated, only managing a quiet promotional push at the end of the month. However, Wu Chen never missed an opportunity to offer his opinions on "Nanjing! Nanjing!" whenever he encountered the media.

"This movie has a problematic message."

"It puts us in the position of the perpetrator."

Every time the media reports on it, Lu Xun gets so angry that he smashes things at home.

Finally, Lu Xun, unable to tolerate it any longer, repeatedly used the media on the first day of April to angrily accuse and condemn Wu Chen's evil deeds, accusing him of abusing his personal opinions to suppress Wu's films, which was extremely excessive.
Netizens were in an uproar, laughing continuously:

"It's no use. Lu Xun's movie is about to be released. It's really going to flop without promotion. He's finally going to sue Wu Chen."

“He has made several complaints, but it seems to be of no use. He doesn’t have many supporters, just a handful.”

"The two have quite a deep-seated grudge."

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Lu Xun was furious when he saw these comments at home.

"Damn it, are these viewers idiots? Are they blind? Can't they see that Wu Chen is suppressing me?"

"A bunch of idiots. You'll see how terribly wrong they are after the movie is released."

Gao Yuanyuan and the others were quite helpless. When the big shots fought, they were also affected to some extent. Fortunately, Wu Chen only targeted Lu Xun.

"Director, should we continue with the publicity as usual?" Gao Yuanyuan asked cautiously over the phone.

"Publicity is a must. The film and television industry isn't owned by someone surnamed Wu."

"Then what about our promotional schedule?"

Upon hearing this, Lu Xun also backed down: "Let's follow President Qin's arrangements."

"waste."

After hanging up the phone, Gao Yuanyuan couldn't help but feel a surge of contempt and scorn in her heart.

She wouldn't dare to curse directly, but she could curse in her heart. Besides, she wasn't the only one who said it; everyone on the set had whispered about it behind her back.

Meanwhile, Warner Bros. finally announced another member of the cast for "Inception": last year's Oscar-winning actress Marion Cotillard has been confirmed to join the lead role.

Upon hearing the news, many actresses in the domestic film and television industry seemed to breathe a sigh of relief.

"It's alright, not too outrageous, she's not the female lead."

"The second female lead is fortunate amidst misfortune!"

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A bunch of Ah Q-style self-consolation.
But now the most exciting thing in the industry has finally been decided.

China Film Group announced that the global premiere of "The Martian" will be held at the CPPCC Auditorium on April 23.
The film has garnered significant attention within the industry.

You know, this is the highlight of the year. If it weren't for "The Founding of a Republic," this would be the most important film of the year.

Invitations have already begun to be sent out in all directions.

Many people specifically requested an invitation letter. For example, Zhong Liping immediately got two for Xiaoma Benteng, and Huayi also requested several.

Light, Bona.
Han Sanping suddenly realized that the invitations were in high demand and were being sent out quickly, and it seemed that there weren't enough.

Since some people from the film "The Founding of a Republic" also came up to ask about it, and the other party agreed to act for free, it was naturally impossible to completely refuse.

At this time, Zhou Xun also made a special phone call.

"Director Wu, could you save me a seat?"

"Huayi has already reserved several seats, why didn't they save any for you?" Wu Chen asked in surprise.

"The conflict has escalated."

Zhou Xun didn't care about the Dao, and even started complaining to Wu Chen:
"The Li sisters are getting too arrogant now. They can even change the second female lead to the first female lead in Tsui Hark's movies. I don't want Wu Zetian, who was originally the first female lead. I'm going to film 'Confucius' instead. I'm too lazy to fight anymore."

He had also heard about the recent power struggle between the two people from Huayi.

It can only be said that Li Binbin is determined to let Zhou Xun go, and Wang Zhonglei probably thinks so too, since it's unrealistic to keep both of them at the same time.

"Okay, I'll save you a seat."

(End of this chapter)