Director of Photography Department of Huayu

Chapter 683 Domestic Premiere, Secret

Time has quietly slipped into the end of September.

As autumn winds begin to blow, a chill begins to permeate the air in Beijing.

But this chill cannot cool down the already raging battle for the upcoming National Day film season.

Several films scheduled for the National Day holiday will hold their premieres.
One minute Ren Zhonglun was there to help with the invitation for "The 1911 Revolution," and the next minute Wang Changtian was there too.

"Mr. Wang, I really can't go. Tomorrow is the premiere of 'Painted Skin,' and the day after is the premiere of '30 Days of Warmth.' It's too tiring," Wu Chen politely declined.

"All right."

Wang Changtian was a little disappointed; he had been thinking of asking Wu Chen to help him assess the quality of "Painted Skin".

The following day, the capital city was ablaze with starlight.

Juli Pictures' "The Legend of the White Snake" and Enlight Media's "Painted Skin" coincidentally chose to hold their grand premieres at the same time.

One, in the CBD cinema in China World Trade Center Phase 3;

One is the Megabox Cinema in Sanlitun.

This is somewhat like a direct confrontation.

Since ancient times, those in the same trade have been rivals.

In the film industry, films released in the same period and of the same type are bound to be rivals.

Although at the premiere, both sides' creators amicably told the media that "we're all good friends and family" and that they would never engage in cutthroat competition.

However, at the premiere, the various elaborately designed gimmicks were performed with even greater fervor than the last.

That evening, Wu Chen and Liu Yifei were snuggled up on the sofa at home, watching TV.

Wu Chen's phone received several "insider messages" from film critics he knew in the industry.

"what happened?"

Liu Yifei looked at Wu Chen holding his phone with a surprised expression and curiously leaned closer.

"It's nothing," Wu Chen said with a smile, handing her his phone. "I just think that Juli and Guangmang are quite wealthy."

Liu Yifei took the phone, glanced at the contents, and immediately covered her mouth, chuckling to herself.

It turns out that at the premiere of "The Legend of the White Snake," every media member and film critic present received a "big gift"—

A brand new iPhone.

Of course, the accompanying requirement is to write more "positive reviews" after the film is released.

Enlight Media, on the other hand, is not far behind.

They gave each film critic who attended a generous red envelope containing 5,000 yuan as a "travel allowance".

The meaning is self-evident.

"Tsk tsk tsk, a cell phone and a red envelope, this money is really easy to make." Wu Chen couldn't help but joke, "If I had known, I would have gone too."

"How much money do you think they'd pay me if I wrote them a good review?"

Hearing Wu Chen's teasing, Liu Yifei took it seriously, stretched out her slender fingers, stroked her smooth chin, and began to estimate for him.

"Well, with your status as a director like Wu, you should at least give them a hundred or two hundred thousand in hush money, right? Otherwise, if you accidentally tell some 'truth,' then their movie can forget about selling."

The two looked at each other and couldn't help but burst into laughter.

"So, will our premiere be like this tomorrow too?" Liu Yifei asked, blinking her eyes.

"There's no need for these underhanded tactics. We must resolutely resist these unhealthy trends."

"Oh, in every aspect?" Liu Yifei asked with an awkward smile.

"Yes, in every way!"

"Aren't you going to take your hands off my legs?"

"How can this be considered a bad trend?"

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That evening, reports about the premieres of "The Legend of the White Snake" and "Painted Skin" rushed to the top of the headlines on major entertainment websites.

[At the premiere of "The Legend of the White Snake," Li Lianjie addressed the audience remotely: "Fahai also understands love!"]

[At the Beijing premiere of "Painted Skin," husband-and-wife team Deng Chao and Sun Li made a sweet appearance together, showing off their affection!]

Of course, many media outlets also turned their attention to "The Warmest Thirty Days of My Life," which was to premiere the following day.

[The ultimate battle for the National Day holiday box office! Wu Chen and Liu Yifei's new film "30 Days of Warmth" premieres tomorrow. Can it create another box office miracle?]

The next day, evening.

Outside Starry Night Pictures' own cinema, there was already a huge crowd.

As the winner of the Best Director Award at the Venice Film Festival, "The Warmest Thirty Days of My Life" doesn't seem to have the same level of publicity as some of the other films.

However, it has garnered just as much attention.

The red carpet was packed with fans who had come after hearing the news.

Flashes of light went off one after another, almost illuminating the entire night sky.

Almost all the acquaintances in the industry who had time came.

As the distributor, China Film Group and Han Sanping are naturally no exception.

He also specially invited his old partner Huang Jianxin to come along.

As they walked the red carpet, they were still discussing the next major event after "The Founding of a Republic".

"The Founding of a Republic" has finally finished its run, but unfortunately it fell short of Han Sanping's expectations, barely breaking the 4 million mark.

They're already planning their next film.

"The movie is released tomorrow, how much will it gross at the box office?"

Upon seeing Wu Chen, Han Sanping couldn't wait to ask.

Although this film was co-produced by Wu Chen and Liu Yifei.

However, as the distributor, China Film Group naturally receives a larger share of the profits if the box office is higher.

"Chairman Han, please go in first." Wu Chen said with a smile, urging, "This is still in the early stages, and you're already thinking about how to write the characters for 'eight characters' (a Chinese idiom for the number eight characters in a ...

The other films released in the same period are not to be underestimated. We'll discuss them in more detail after the screening.

"Hahaha"

Upon hearing this, Han Sanping realized he had been a bit too hasty. He laughed and walked into the theater. On the red carpet, Liu Yifei wore an elegant, light green dress, the hem of which was adorned with tiny, star-like sequins.

Her long hair was simply tied into a loose bun at the back of her head.

She looked fresh and refined, like a lily quietly blooming in autumn.

She and Li Qin, who was beside her, were secretly laughing while covering their mouths.

Shu Chang and Zhang Liangying also came together.

The latter did indeed take time out of his busy schedule to come over.

"Thank you for your trouble," Wu Chen said to Zhang Liangying. "I heard from Qianqian that you have to rush to Shanghai tonight."

"It's okay, I'm used to it," Zhang Liangying said with a smile. "I have a concert in Shanghai the day after tomorrow. If you're going there to promote your work, Director Wu, you can come and listen to my concert."

Wu Chen nodded with a smile, then gestured to Liu Yifei.

The latter immediately understood, pulled Zhang Liangying aside, and began to whisper to her.

"Really? You're really going to sing that song for me?" Zhang Liangying's face showed an incredulous surprise.

“That’s right.” Liu Yifei smiled, pursing her lips. “It’s no use for us to come!”

"Thank you! Thank you, Director Wu! Thank you, Qianqian!" Zhang Liangying said excitedly.

"It's nothing, we should thank you." Wu Chen didn't think anything of it.

After all, neither he nor Liu Yifei are going to enter the music industry, so it would be a waste to just leave them there. It would be better to let Zhang Liangying sing for them.
"No, no, no, Director Wu, you probably don't understand the value of this song."

Zhang Liangying's tone was unusually serious, "It's better than all the songs on this English album I'm currently working on."

She felt incredibly lucky.

Ning Hao and Xing Aina arrived relatively late, but they kept muttering that they wanted to see his cameo appearance.
"Director Wu, you made a good choice. He's very suitable. When we can't write a script, Ning Hao likes to grumble and complain."

Her words drew another burst of laughter from the crowd.

During the media interview session at the premiere, reporters bombarded Wu Chen and Liu Yifei with questions like a machine gun.

"Director Wu, what are your expectations for this film? Will it lead the box office during this year's National Day holiday?"

"Yifei, we all know that Director Wu rarely makes purely romantic films in the past. Why would he suddenly make a film like this this time? And why is he co-starring with you?"

Does this mean you have some good news to announce?

"Director Wu, Mr. Yu from Bona Film Group previously revealed that the overseas rights for '30 Days of Warmth' sold very well. Could you please share some specific figures?"

It must be said that some reporters have an incredibly sharp sense of smell. A romance film is all it takes for them to easily and naturally guess what's going on.

"It's a secret!" Liu Yifei grinned mischievously at the camera, refusing to reveal anything.

This really worried the reporters, who started bombarding them with questions. Some even handed the microphone to Li Qin, who was standing nearby.

"Li Qin, do you know something? Give us a little hint!"

Li Qin was so frightened by this scene that she hurriedly waved her hands and shook her head.

The audience and guests below the stage burst into laughter at this scene.

"Yifei is so lucky." Zhang Liangying and Shu Chang sat together, looking at Liu Yifei on stage, and couldn't help but laugh and discuss.

"Do you think those reporters can guess it or not?"

"It's hard to say. But if it were me, I would definitely tell the whole world." Zhang Liangying's tone was full of imagination.

Seeing that the reporters were about to continue asking questions, Wu Chen naturally stepped forward to help block them.

"It's hard to say about box office performance since the film hasn't been released yet. However, I can reveal a bit about the copyright fees. I can only give a rough estimate."

Immediately, all the reporters' attention was drawn to this.

"No less than 3000 million US dollars. I can't disclose the specifics."

"Wow--!"

Not only the reporters, but also the audience were in an uproar.

Even the industry insiders in the audience couldn't help but exclaim in amazement.

"So tall?" Ye Ning looked at Zhang Lin beside her, as if seeking confirmation.

"Winning an award would significantly increase the salary."

"Then we need to speed things up. If all else fails, we can go bigger."

Ye Ning muttered to herself that Wang Jianlin had already urged the two of them to speed up their pace in the field of cultural strategy.

Zhang Lin smiled wryly. This thing is not so easy to get. You only see that others have 30 million US dollars, but you don't see that there are very few people who can get that amount.

Han Sanping and Huang Jianxin couldn't help but exchange a glance.

"You lost out, didn't you invest?"

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Han Sanping was helpless. This film was of a different significance, and Wu Chen wouldn't give him a share. What could he do?

Amidst the laughter and gasps of amazement from the audience, the premiere officially came to an end. The lights in the theater slowly dimmed.

On the big screen, the movie officially began.

It's funny and heartwarming, like a clear stream, slowly flowing into the hearts of every viewer.

There are no earth-shattering vows of eternal love, nor any heart-wrenching separations or deaths in the movie.

There are only those small, yet certain moments of happiness scattered throughout daily life.

The two-hour movie passed in the blink of an eye.

When the gentle melody of the end credits song, "How Long Will I Love You," began to play, the entire theater fell into a brief silence.

Immediately, thunderous applause and cheers erupted.

Around 11 p.m., reports about the premiere began to appear like mushrooms after rain.

[A Star-Studded Scene! The Venice Silver Lion-winning film "30 Days of Warmth" premiered in Beijing, with half of the entertainment industry in attendance!]

[Wu Chen reveals: Overseas rights revenue for his new film exceeds 30 million US dollars! This will indeed set a record for Chinese art films!]

[Is good news on the horizon? Liu Yifei responds with a sweet smile: "It's a secret!"]

[A cast of veteran actors! "30 Days of Warmth" receives rave reviews and is hailed as the "most heartwarming film of the National Day holiday!"]

(End of this chapter)