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Chapter 583 Wu Chen's prediction: two words!
Within hours of the premiere, reports and reviews from major North American media outlets poured in.

Variety: "Black Swan: A magnificent and deadly artistic sacrifice. Wu Chen proves once again that he is one of the best storytellers of our time."

Keira Knightley, on the other hand, delivered the best performance of her career to date…

The Los Angeles Times: "The best art film of the year! A masterpiece that will keep you on the edge of your seat while you watch it, and leaves you wanting more afterward."

We believe the top contenders for Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Actress at the Oscars have been decided.

However, compared to the reports from these professional media outlets, Rolling Stone magazine took a different approach.

"When the director's muse becomes the source of creation—Wu Chen frankly admitted in an interview that the most stunning 'mirror maze' in 'Black Swan' was inspired by a date he had with his girlfriend, Liu Yifei."

It has to be said that Rolling Stone knows how to create buzz.

This news quickly went viral online, with netizens commenting on the report and making numerous sarcastic remarks.

"I knew it! There must be a power of love behind such a beautiful and crazy movie! I'm bowing down to it!"

"Upstairs, watch the movie before you say that! This isn't a romance, it's a romantic horror movie! I'm too scared to even look in the mirror after watching it!"

"Hahaha, Wu is just an ordinary person whose inspiration comes from falling in love!"

"It turns out that there's an art exhibition between art films and romance films."

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Due to the time difference, in the afternoon in China, major portal websites such as Sina and Sohu also reprinted the relevant reports.

As Shu Chang scrolled through her phone, a mischievous smile immediately appeared on her face when she saw the Rolling Stone article.

"Oh my, someone is a muse."

Liu Yifei was naturally shy, and after being teased like that, her cheeks flushed instantly, and she couldn't help but reach out and punch Shu Chang:
"Go ahead and talk, go ahead and talk."

Shu Chang laughed and ran away, covering her head and dodging repeatedly.
"Sis, I was wrong, that's enough, that's enough! Shouldn't you be getting ready to go to the premiere of 'Let the Bullets Fly'?"

"Oh, right!" Liu Yifei suddenly realized.

She remembered Wu Chen saying that he would predict the box office for Jiang Wen.

She quickly picked up her phone, ready to make the call.

"What are you doing?" Shu Chang asked curiously.

"Call Wu Chen."

"Sis, have you forgotten what time it is?" Shu Chang pointed to the clock on the wall. "Look at the time! It's the middle of the night in Los Angeles."

“Okay,” Liu Yifei then remembered this and had no choice but to give up. “I’ll send him a message then, hopefully it will be in time.”

The premiere of "Let the Bullets Fly" was held at the Olympic Sports Center.

In Jiang Wen's words, it is essential to ensure that more people can see this movie as soon as possible.

When Liu Yifei and Shu Chang arrived, the premiere venue was already packed with people.

Jiang Wen invited almost half of Beijing's entertainment circle to participate in this film.

In addition to the main creators, Han Sanping, Cheng Long, Feng Xiaogang, Gu Changwei and his wife, Yuan Quan, Xia Yu, Na Ying and others were also present.

Zhou Yun had sharp eyes and quickly spotted Liu Yifei and Shu Chang walking towards them from a distance. She immediately patted Jiang Wen's shoulder beside her.

"Iphie is here."

Jiang Wen immediately turned his head and said, "Hurry up, this is our investor's wife!"

Everyone around burst into laughter.

Zhou Yun, on the other hand, understood him better and teased, "You probably want to know what prediction Director Wu sent you, right?"

Jiang Wen pursed his lips.

"This guy was so secretive. I should have told him earlier, but he insisted on giving me a surprise at the premiere. Now look what's happened, he's in Hollywood and I haven't seen a trace of him."

"Ivy and the others came to help out and support us." Zhou Yun said, both amused and exasperated.

Congratulations to Director Jiang on the box office success!

Liu Yifei and Shu Chang congratulated each other happily.

"Thank you!" Zhou Yun said with a smile, leading the two of them over.

Liu Yifei not only represented Wu Chen, but she herself is also extremely popular, and the fans on both sides of the red carpet were shouting enthusiastically.

“Brother Jiahui.” Liang Jiahui was also here. Liu Yifei and Shu Chang both knew him, after all, they had acted together in “Bad Genius”.

At this moment, Jiang Wen became very anxious:
"Wu Chen didn't say anything?"

He's planning to show off on stage later. And everyone's here anyway.

"Um," Liu Yifei was thinking about what to say when Zhou Yun interrupted, "Oh, what's the rush? Director Wu might not even be awake yet. There should be enough time."

"I hope he hasn't forgotten about this guy." Jiang Wen muttered to himself.

Inside the Olympic Sports Center, after some lighthearted banter from the creators, "Let the Bullets Fly" officially began its screening.

"Xixi, I heard that Wu Chen is also the screenwriter of this drama?" Shu Chang watched with great interest, occasionally turning her head to ask in a low voice.

"Yes, he said he was involved in part of it," Liu Yifei nodded.

"I think it's quite good. Unlike Director Jiang's 'The Sun Also Rises,' which was confusing, this one is pretty good."

Not only Shu Chang thought so, but the entire audience felt the same way, with laughter and exclamations rising and falling.

Meanwhile, in a hotel in Los Angeles, Wu Chen woke up.

He picked up his phone and saw the message from Liu Yifei, only to realize that he had almost forgotten about it.

He glanced at the time and quickly replied.

"It should still be playing," he thought to himself. "Even if it ends, Jiang Wen will probably still be on stage, getting all emotional and bragging. There'll be enough time."

His guess was very accurate.

At that moment, the movie had just finished playing, and Jiang Wen was on stage receiving enthusiastic applause from the audience, when he began his impromptu performance:

"I feel so happy today. So many people have come. I still can't tell if this is a premiere or a film festival. My words are all in the film. I'll just say four words: 'Thank you everyone!'"

Just then, Liu Yifei felt her phone vibrate and quickly picked it up to take a look.

She was slightly startled when she saw the reply.

Jiang Wen, who was on stage, witnessed this scene.

Seeing this, Liu Yifei nodded slightly to him.

Jiang Wen immediately perked up!

After some more chatting with the creators, the media interview session began as scheduled.

The first question was unsurprising: "Director Jiang, the movie is very exciting. What are your box office expectations for 'Let the Bullets Fly'?"

This question drew the attention of Han Sanping, Feng Xiaogang, and others in the audience.

The former is because China Film Group is one of the distributors, so a box office hit is naturally a good thing for China Film Group.

The latter is a competitor. Although he said he didn't care about Jiang Wen's commercial film, he still felt a little uneasy.

Because everything that happens to Wu Chen seems to be bad for him.

"Of course, the more the better," Jiang Wen replied vaguely.

The media, of course, wouldn't let him off the hook.

Just then, Jiang Wen changed the subject:
"However, one of my investors, who is also one of the screenwriters of this film, watched the film before going to Hollywood and specifically told me that he wanted to give me an answer at the premiere."

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone's attention turned to Liu Yifei.

Han Sanping hadn't expected Wu Chen to pull something like this, and he felt a little uneasy.

Is China Film Group going to miss out on something again?
Feng Xiaogang frowned, while Gu Changwei, Cheng Long, and the others looked on with curiosity.

"Yifei, speak up," Jiang Wen shouted triumphantly from the stage, "On behalf of Director Wu, tell us your prediction!"

He believed that Wu Chen wouldn't say anything discouraging on this occasion, and he had absolute confidence in the film.

"Director Jiang, why don't you take the lead?" Liu Yifei thought for a moment and then said.

"Oh?" Jiang Wen became even more curious about what Wu Chen had posted.

All eyes followed Jiang Wen as he quickly walked off the stage, took Liu Yifei's phone, and glanced at it only once.

The flashbulbs in the media area went off instantly, and reporters craned their necks, practically shoving their cameras into their phone screens.

Jiang Wen's lips couldn't help but curl upwards, revealing a bright smile.

Zhou Yun, who was familiar with his personality, immediately realized that what Wu Chen said was exactly what Jiang Wen was like, and probably even more so.

Jiang Wen walked back to the stage, took a deep breath, and shouted at the top of his lungs to the entire audience:
"Two words!"

"Reaching the summit!"

(End of this chapter)