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Chapter 159 I'm just a loser! I'm the ugliest in my whole family! (Seeking monthly votes)

The Great Hall of the People.

In the banquet hall.

Yu Dong, who had arrived a little earlier, was overly enthusiastic when he saw Lü Rui and Shen Ao: "Director Lü, Director Shen, we've been waiting for you two..."

Hearing this, Lü Rui was taken aback and almost thought he had become a guest.

"Chairman Yu, you're here quite early!"

He dealt with it casually, but couldn't help but complain in his heart.

This guy is such a rascal!
Previously, seeing the strong cast and great momentum of "The Myth", they focused all their efforts on it after acquiring the distribution rights, treating "Click" like an unwanted stepchild.

Now that the latter has achieved a huge box office success with a small investment, he shamelessly comes back, taking the spirit of "thick-skinned" to the extreme!
From Yu Dong's perspective, this might be quite normal.

Movies are commodities; one can obviously fetch a high price, while the other's future is uncertain, so the level of importance attached to them is naturally different.

But to his utter surprise, the one with an uncertain future actually came out on top and was about to surpass the high-priced one!

There was no other way but to change course and allocate more distribution resources to the latter.

But from the perspective of Lü Rui, the producer, his behavior was disgusting!
Who would dare entrust their "goods" to him for sale in the future?
They promised to promote the product vigorously before it went on sale, but they didn't put in any effort. Isn't that just a rip-off?

"Director Lü, I heard from President Han that regarding 'Sunny Sisters'..."

Seeing the huge success of "Click," Yu Dong started eyeing the new film from Ruishijie.

But Lü Rui ignored him and turned to walk towards Yang Shoucheng.

The two had spoken on the phone before, and Yinghuang was very interested in "Click" and wanted to acquire the film's distribution rights in Hong Kong.

Lu Rui was also interested in expanding the market and building new distribution channels, and given the other party's sincerity, they naturally hit it off immediately.

"..."

Yu Dong was left standing there, looking somewhat embarrassed.

He was about to turn around and talk to Shen Ao, but the other man moved away in advance and ignored him completely.

A director with the potential to direct a film that grosses over 100 million yuan has plenty of people on set who are willing to curry favor with him; one more or one less makes no difference.

Before they came, Lü Rui and Shen Ao had agreed not to give Fatty Yu any face tonight.

Anyway, after all the underhanded tactics Yu Dong made during this release, the collaboration with Bona Film Group is completely off.

"Damn, are these directors really that arrogant?"

Yu Dong cursed inwardly, but there was nothing he could do. He could only think about whether he should ask Han Sanping to put in a good word for him and set up a meeting to ease the tension between the two sides.
Isn't it just that they secretly misappropriated the early promotional resources of "Remote Control" and gave them to "The Myth"?

This is not a big deal.

Besides, he tried his best to make up for it during the National Day holiday!

While he was pondering how to bring it up with Han Sanping, Li Shaohong and Li Xiaowan had already shamelessly approached Lü Rui to greet him.

"Director Lü, congratulations on the film's box office success..."

The two men felt exactly the same way as Yu Dong at that moment, feeling both panicked and annoyed.

There are a total of 14 important characters in "Sunny Sisters"! Surprisingly, no one from Rong Xinda was selected.

Even Yang Mi, who was the most likely to be selected, was eliminated.

This made them feel inexplicably uneasy.

Could it be that Lü Rui really blacklisted them because Rong Xinda helped Zhou Xun deal with Liu Yifei back then?

If this rising star in Beijing's elite circles really holds a grudge, then things could get really messy.

It's one thing for Zhou Xun to run away, but if he offends the resource providers as well, he'll really lose both his wife and his army!

"Mr. Li, Director Li, welcome."

Lu Rui's smile remained unchanged, showing no sign of annoyance.

This puzzled Li Shaohong and Li Xiaowan.

If the relationship didn't deteriorate, why were all the actors introduced by Rong Xinda rejected?

It can't be because of terrible acting skills, right?
There was really nothing to talk about with these two scheming women, so Lü Rui casually replied with a couple of words and, before they could think too much about it, walked towards Liu Yanming from Hairun.

"Mr. Liu, welcome."

"Haha, Director Lü is truly amazing! 3.72 million! I admire him! I admire him so much!"

Liu Yanming looked shocked and showered Lü Rui with compliments.

Then, he casually pulled over the two leading ladies from Hairun and introduced them:
"This is Sun Li, who came from a performing arts troupe and has acted in many classic film and television works."

"This is Li Xiaoran, a graduate of the Beijing Dance Academy. If Director Lü ever needs to film any scenes involving dance, just let me know, and I'll arrange for her to be his stunt double."

Liu Yanming adopted a very humble attitude.

Lu Rui smiled and agreed, his gaze lingering on Li Xiaoran for a few more seconds.

This one is really white!
Big and white!

Standing next to Sun Li, it's like they're on two different layers.

However, it would be better to stay away from filming in the future, as he doesn't want to be followed and seriously injured by the "Thirteen Protectors" one day.

After greeting Liu Yanming, Lü Rui didn't rest and continued to chat with the others.

Just like the last celebration banquet, the entire Beijing entertainment circle was present this time.

After Wang Jinghua entered the venue with the people from Orange Sky, she maintained a clear separation from Hua Yi, while Hua Yi and Rong Xinda seemed to have no intention of ever having anything to do with each other again.

People from companies like Tangren, Zhouyi, and Ciwen were also present, but most of them were relatively unknown.

Today is the Film Bureau's event; all the big names in the industry are top-tier investors.

Even if those who mainly work on TV dramas show great enthusiasm, it's difficult for them to get involved.

Unfortunately, Jiang Wen and Zhou Yun were too busy filming "The Sun Also Rises" to come over.

"Senior~"

Upon hearing this address, Lü Rui knew who it was without even turning around.

Turning around, sure enough, Liu Yifei and Jing Tian were standing behind him, hand in hand, smiling broadly.

This girl had curly hair a while ago, but now it's straight again, and she's even tied it up in a ponytail.

"Ah, this is just right." Lu Rui looked at her new hairstyle and nodded in satisfaction.

Seeing this, Jing Tian looked expectantly at Director Lü and asked timidly, "Director Lü... is this hairstyle okay for me?"

Lu Rui glanced at her and casually said, "The stylist will adjust it for you on the day the movie starts filming."

"???"

Jing Tian, ​​who had put on a full face of makeup today, suddenly looked dejected.

I finally mustered up the courage to ask, and I was just dismissed so easily? That's so hurtful!
Lu Rui seemed oblivious to her resentful gaze. He greeted them and told them to play by themselves before heading to the stage to be interviewed by the reporters arranged by the Sixth Princess. He could see right through the little girl's thoughts with just a glance.

Jing Tian, ​​born in 88, is only 17 years old this year, one year younger than Liu Yifei!
Young girls these days are too precocious and prone to being love-struck, mistaking admiration for liking someone—this is not a good habit.

It's also because he's too charming ╮（╯＿╰）╭

……

"Last night! The celebration banquet for 'Taken' reaching 3.72 million yuan at the box office was held at the Great Hall of the People, with half of the Chinese entertainment industry in attendance to offer their congratulations."

"The comedy film 'Click' has come from behind to surpass 'The Myth' with a total box office of over 8000 million yuan, once again demonstrating the success of a small film achieving a big return."

"The movie 'Say I Love You Again,' produced and distributed by Bona Film Group and starring Liu Dehua, Cai Zhuoyan, and Yang Caini, will be released on the 20th of this month, going head-to-head with 'Click.'"

"Reviewworld has announced the list of producers for 'Sunny Sisters,' which includes China Film Group, Shanghai Film Group, Xi'an Film Group, Beijing Film Studio, and Huayi Brothers Media. Distribution will be handled by Enlight Media, and the investment cost is as high as 6000 million yuan..."

"..."

Although the National Day holiday is over, the film market remains as hot as ever.

The films produced by Ruishijie this year have become an unavoidable topic in the industry.

In particular, the upcoming series "Sunny Sisters" has frequently appeared on the homepage of major portal websites, following in the footsteps of "Click".

With an investment cost of 6000 million yuan and a cast of actresses including Liu Yifei and Fan Bingbing, the film and television industry has taken notice and generated a lot of discussion.

As a result, Yu Dong rushed to China Film Group early in the morning, hoping to ask Han Sanping to intercede and ease the strained relationship with Ruishijie.

When he learned that the distribution rights for "Sunny Sisters" had fallen into the hands of Enlight Media, he felt incredibly envious, as if a cat was scratching his heart.

Once inside the office, after explaining the situation, he rubbed his hands together, his tone somewhat ingratiating: "President Han, could you help me arrange a meeting so I can explain things properly..."

However, Han Sanping didn't give him a friendly look. Instead, he glared at him with disappointment and said, "I helped you make connections and sold my favors. How am I supposed to explain this to you?"

Seeing that Yu Dong remained silent and looked embarrassed, he said in a more serious tone: "Do what you are capable of. If you don't have the skills, why take on a job you can't handle?"

If you don't have enough distribution resources, take it one step at a time. How can you manage so many projects? Damaging the interests of the production companies means real money at stake; who will easily forgive you for that?

After being scolded harshly, Yu Dong's face flushed red and then turned pale, and he awkwardly remained silent.

In the current situation, even Han Sanping is unwilling to help him.

The key issue is that this arrangement is impossible to form. China Film Group is also among the producers of "The Myth," and if Han Sanping were to step in, it would be more like "using his power to intimidate others."

China Film Group and Ruishijie are currently in a honeymoon period, and their cooperation is going smoothly. There is no need for them to take risks for Bona Film Group.

"Then...then I'll think of another way..."

Yu Dong fled the office as if he were running away, leaving China Film Group dejectedly. He could only plan to take it one step at a time and wait to see if there were any other opportunities to salvage the situation.

At the same time, he wondered if this incident would lead to him being completely kicked out of the partner camp by Ruishijie.

If this really leads to this consequence, then the trouble will be huge!

……

On the 10th, the Golden Rooster Awards announced its nominees.

Lu Rui glanced at it and secretly rejoiced that he hadn't brought "Taken" to the registration.

"On the Taihang Mountains", "Zhang Side", "Walking into the Teacher's Class", "A Very Big Pair of Sheep", "The Peacock"...

Comparing commercial films to these art-house films?

How stupid would one have to be to do something like that?

When he submitted "The Pursuit of Happyness" to the awards, it was completely overshadowed, let alone "Taken".

Following closely behind the Golden Rooster Awards, the nomination list for the Golden Horse Awards was also officially announced.

This comparison clearly shows that the Golden Rooster is all bark and no bite!
This year's Golden Horse Award for Best Feature Film is being contested by four films: Kung Fu Hustle, A World Without Thieves, Taken, and The Wayward Cloud.

This shows that the Golden Horse Awards are currently far more prestigious than the Golden Rooster Awards! The latter is more like a self-entertainment activity within a certain circle.

Lu Rui is quite looking forward to it. I wonder if he can win the Golden Horse Award for Best Film this year?

Two days later, filming for "Sunny Sisters" officially began at the Beijing Film Academy.

Because the filming involved many scenes on campus, with the school's consent, we decided to start filming directly on campus.

Unbeknownst to him, Zhao Peng had also started to learn from Lü Rui's old trick of "fleecing" people everywhere.

"When filming at the Beijing Film Academy, if you need extras, you just have to shout it out, and you can easily pull in so many junior students from the acting department, including the teachers..."

He's recently been trying to get some of the acting professors to make cameo appearances as school staff in the movie.

Lü Rui was both amused and exasperated: "You'd better take it easy, or you might get kicked out by the teacher."

"Don't worry, Brother Rui, I've taken care of everything. The head of the performing arts department personally promised to give us the green light throughout the process, and we can use whoever we want."

"Ah That's good."

Lü Rui then turned his head and looked towards the film set.

On the day filming began, the entire crew was not present.

The youth group members Liu Yifei, Fan Bingbing, Jing Tian, ​​Shu Chang, Huo Siyan, Jiang Xin, Tang Yan, Wang Ou, and others all arrived, but apart from Liu Xiaoli, almost none of the middle-aged group members came.

Of course, this is also because they don't have any scenes to film at school.

The scenes in my youth mainly revolved around the school campus, while in adulthood they shifted to society.

However, for the media present, it didn't matter whether the middle-aged actors came or not.

What's so interesting about photographing a group of old women with wrinkles on their faces?
With so many beautiful little flowers in front of me, wouldn't it be nice to take some pictures of them?
Most importantly, producer Lü Rui was also present; with him there, there was bound to be plenty of hype.

What everyone is most curious about is the casting of the actors.

Especially the choice of the female lead!

"Director Lü, what made you choose Liu Yifei? There are many doubts about her acting skills, and people feel that the roles she plays are one-dimensional. Just like the label of 'Fairy Sister,' everyone thinks that she can only play one type of role. So, in this movie, will she continue to use the same character as before?"

The question was quite sharp.

Lu Rui smiled and replied, "No, in this movie, she will play a girl who transfers from a rural town to a big city. She is fashionable but has a strong rural accent. At first, she is weak and insecure, but she gradually grows up."

This completely deviates from her original character design. I will bring this "fairy sister" down from the clouds and make her more down-to-earth, challenging a new character design.

No one is born knowing how to run. Actors who want to hone their skills need to watch more, act more, and film more. I believe she won't let me down.

Upon hearing this, the reporters all turned to look at Liu Yifei.

A reporter from Sina.com asked curiously, "Do you agree with what Director Lü said?"

"I agree!" Liu Yifei said frankly. "The me in TV dramas isn't the real me. I think I'm pretty down-to-earth, just like the character in the early stages. I'm a loser! I'm the ugliest in my whole family..."

Reporters: "???"

Lü Rui/Zhao Peng: "???"

The rest of the crowd: "???"

(End of this chapter)