Director of Photography Department of Huayu

Chapter 596 Luxurious Publicity Resources, On the Eve
The winter night in Beijing was still chilly, but the warmth was rising.

The promotional campaign for "Love is Not Blind" has been fully launched.

Release date set for February 12th.
The tenth day of the Lunar New Year, two days before Valentine's Day, is a cleverly chosen time that is seen as a golden point of overlap between "romantic atmosphere" and "lingering festive spirit".

Starry Night Pictures' first film of 2011 carries the responsibility of a "successful start".

Enlight Media's ground promotion team is very effective; they have already started distributing couple discount coupons at the cinema entrance, and posters are everywhere.

Wanda leveraged its cinema chain advantage—in almost all Wanda Plaza cinemas in first- and second-tier cities, huge main visuals of "Love is Not Blind" were displayed in the most prominent locations, such as elevator entrances, ticket halls, and outside the theaters.

This allocation of resources is outrageously extravagant for a low-budget romance film.

Many directors and producers were moved to tears and felt a pang of sadness.

"Damn, if I had that kind of resource, why would I only have a few million in box office revenue?"

"Damn, this is a big shot! The production cost was so low, yet it looks like a blockbuster!"

"I envy Liu Yifei. Isn't this a film she produced? Her publicity resources are amazing."

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"How was it, Director Wu? Not bad, right?"

Zhang Lin from Wanda was all smiles on the phone, with a hint of boasting.

"The scale is quite large, but I'm very confident about the final product."

Wu Chen's words reassured Zhang Lin.

Immediately afterwards, Zhang Lin also extended an invitation:
"Director Wu, how about we go see Chen Sicheng? You were too busy to go when he started filming last time, and he was still a little disappointed."

Wu Chen smiled upon hearing this.

I don't know if it was just polite talk, but since I'm going to Hollywood tomorrow, I figured I could go for a stroll today and have a look around, so I agreed.

Although Chen Sicheng will be working with Wanda in the future, he is still one of the senior employees of Starry Night Pictures.

The other party also has great ambitions.

Liu Yifei was at home watching a rerun of "Scarlet Heart" when she saw Wu Chen put on his coat, and knew he was about to go out.

"Where?"

"Want to come along to check out the filming of 'Beijing Love Story' at the China World Trade Center?"

"Then I won't go, it's pointless. You go and come back soon."

Wu Chen nodded.

Zhang Lin arrived before Wu Chen.

He glanced at the filming location; behind the monitor, Chen Sicheng was directing the filming with great skill, and he felt even more satisfied with the person Wu Chen had recommended.

Meanwhile, Chen Sicheng, Li Chen, Tong Liya, and others on set were actually quite nervous.

"No, Director Wu is really coming?" Li Chen rubbed his hands together and asked Chen Sicheng in a low voice.

"What Mr. Zhang said should be true. Everyone can continue taking pictures as usual."

Aside from being a little nervous, Chen Sicheng was mostly excited. After all, it was his first time directing, and being visited on set by a renowned director like Wu Chen brought not only pressure but also a strong desire for recognition.

Among the crowd, Dong Xuan's gaze was much more complex.

Tong Liya was very perceptive and noticed her unusual behavior, asking softly, "What's wrong?"

"nothing."

Dong Xuan quickly shook her head with a smile, then sighed inwardly.

Anyway, she was just helping out a friend for a day, and given Wu Chen's status, it's impossible for her to come often.

On the contrary, Zhang Yi, after Wu Chen arrived, followed closely behind Zhang Lin and Chen Sicheng, and leaned in to ask in a low voice:

"Director Wu, Director Wu, does '1939' have a chance at the Oscars?"

Wu Chen looked at him with amusement: "What, you want an Oscar for Best Actor?"

"Something is better than nothing."

Zhang Yi's answer drew laughter from everyone. "Senior Sister Dong Xuan."

Wu Chen wasn't surprised to see Dong Xuan, since she had a cameo role in the show.

"Director Wu!"

Although Wu Chen shouted that, Dong Xuan did not respond.

When you're out in front of so many people, it's better to use respectful titles.

Chen Sicheng certainly has a talent for directing; although his techniques are still a bit immature, he's already quite good. Since Wu Chen was there, he didn't hold back, casually watching for a while and offering a couple of pointers.

Chen Sicheng nodded repeatedly, deeply grateful. These few words saved him a lot of time and effort.

However, after staying a while longer, Wu Chen discovered that Chen Sicheng was quite talented at picking up girls. It was now obvious that the way Tong Liya and Chen Sicheng looked at each other was a little strange.

"Not bad, Director Wu?" Zhang Lin asked in the car after leaving with Wu Chen a short while later.

"Excellent, a promising talent!"

Wu Chen nodded.

Zhang Lin felt much relieved, which was a good start for Wanda.

In the evening, Wu Chen declined Zhang Lin's dinner invitation and returned home.

As soon as I reached the door, I heard Liu Yifei's voice.

"Hmm, this report is really well written."

Wu Chen looked a little puzzled, hung his coat on the rack, and walked over: "What looks good?"

"Na!"

Liu Yifei handed over the phone, a suppressed smile on her face.

The report featured Wu Chen and Zhang Lin visiting the set of "Beijing Love Story," accompanied by numerous photos, one of which prominently showed him standing and talking with Dong Xuan.

"You're jealous about this too?"

Wu Chen couldn't help but find it amusing. Looking at Liu Yifei's bright smile, he immediately understood.

"Alright, alright, let's have hot pot tonight to make up for it, okay?"

"Oh, yeah!"

Liu Yifei was immediately delighted and excitedly clung to Wu Chen.

"Hurry up and go change your clothes." Wu Chen patted her shapely buttocks with a smile.

"Hate!"

The latter quickly put on his cotton shoes and came out in just over ten minutes.

Since it was evening, and I had to wear a mask while eating hot pot, makeup was obviously unnecessary, but of course, that liver-colored down jacket was essential.
The two were photographed by passersby while they were outside getting some fresh air after finishing their hot pot meal.

Fans are happily discussing it online.

"Caught red-handed eating hot pot"

"What kind of hot pot is it? I want to eat it too!"

"It seems like we often see the two of them eating hot pot every winter. Do they really like it that much?"

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The following day, Wu Chen embarked on his journey to Los Angeles.

News of the premiere of "Shaolin" started circulating last night, and the event was even more lively this morning.

With the Shaolin Temple brand and the presence of stars like Jackie Chan, Andy Lau, Fan Binbin, and Nicholas Tse at the premiere, it attracted countless eyes.

Of course, the film critics showered it with praise.
Upon arriving in Los Angeles, Wu Chen did not immediately rest and wait for the Golden Globe Awards ceremony, but instead went directly to Industrial Light & Magic.
Some of the special effects for Interstellar have already been revealed.

In a completely dark IMAX theater, Wu Chen put on 3D glasses, and the huge screen lit up instantly.

What he saw was the footage of Cooper piloting his spaceship through a wormhole for the first time.

In the scene, the space in front of the spaceship begins to distort, and a perfect spherical black hole appears out of nowhere.
(End of this chapter)