Huayu: A Commercial Director

Chapter 108 Is he worthy?
"You need to rest for a while. If you're going to have a postpartum period, then just take care of yourself properly."

In a high-end residential building in the capital, Chen Shou sat on the edge of the bed, peeling an apple.

"You're relieved now, aren't you?" Yang Mi looked at the man beside her, her expression completely devoid of emotion.

“That’s right,” Chen Shou nodded.

"You're not a man at all," Yang Mi said through gritted teeth.

"I've seen too much of the filth in the entertainment industry. If a woman came to me with a big belly and said that the baby was mine, wouldn't I be a father every day?" Chen Shou said.

"So you suspect me, suspect that I'm deliberately trying to extort you." Yang Mi glared at Chen Shou with hatred.

"You should see how you perform before you speak," Chen Shou said.

"You're too domineering," Yang Mi said.

“I don’t like the habit of sharing with others. If you have a man, I will let go and you can do whatever you want. If you want to continue, then be honest. No man likes to be cuckolded,” Chen Shou said.

"I truly regret meeting such a cold-blooded person like you." Yang Mi's eyes reddened. After giving birth, she became increasingly sentimental and began to reflect on the purpose of everything she had done.

Do you regret the price you paid?

She couldn't quite explain whether she felt it was unfair to herself.

So she blamed everything on Chen Shouzhe, saying he was too cold-blooded, too indifferent, and lacked emotion.

"You regret it?" Chen Shou smiled, handed over the peeled apple, and said, "I regret it even more than you do. Lust is indeed a knife that can cut to the bone. Why did I ever touch you?"

"Bastard." Yang Mi stared intently at Chen Shou, ignoring the apple in his hand, his gaze fixed menacingly on Chen Shou.

Chen Shou took the apple and ate it himself. He then went to look at the rosy-cheeked baby. He had never imagined that he would have a child so soon.

"I won't let you suffer in vain, for the sake of this child." Chen Shou sighed, ate an apple, and left the room.

……

The box office of "The Martian" is still climbing, and Shouzhe Pictures has announced the start of filming for two movies one after the other. One is "Painted Skin 2" directed by Wuershan, and the other is "A Chinese Ghost Story" directed by Chen Shouzhe. In addition, Guo Fan is producing the animated film "WALL-E" on Xiaoxiaomeng. The company has entered a state of full operation.

With the success of The Martian, Little Dream has finally established itself. Its special effects are on par with Hollywood, or at least not too far behind, leading many companies to consider entrusting projects to Little Dream.

After all, the cost of Little Dream is relatively lower than that of foreign products.

Given the same special effects, you'd definitely choose the cheaper one.

Chen Shouzhe didn't get much cheaper; there are several tiers in this area, and the higher the tier, the more expensive it is—you get what you pay for.

Blueberry TV has also officially announced their new variety show, a program imported from abroad, which has attracted the attention of many people in the industry.

The presence of a female host naturally attracted the attention of many talent agencies. When they learned that the casting process had ended, they could only shake their heads helplessly, assuming that Huayi had taken her place.

Huayi has also found out who snatched the biggest prize from them.

"Chen Shouzhe, it's him again." Wang Zonglei had already learned through official channels who the woman who had entered was.

Reba, a newcomer who graduated from the Shanghai Theatre Academy, how could such a newcomer have the ability to get into a variety show produced by S? Either she has extensive connections, or the company behind her is very powerful.

After some investigation, Yang Mi Studio was quickly identified, and the people behind Yang Mi Studio are self-evident.

Chen Shouzhe.

A person who gives Wang Zonglei a headache.

Huayi is a long-established large company in the entertainment industry, and the number one private enterprise.

But he felt powerless when facing Chen Shou.

Several times I tried to attack him, but he thwarted my attacks and even caught me red-handed. This time, I was planning to make another move, but I received a lot of warnings. If he dares to come, then nobody should play along. Unless you're completely clean, it'll be a fight to the death, and we'll all go down together.

He did some things, and now Chen Shou is taking resources from him, which makes him feel quite helpless.

Clearly, in Shanghai Film Group's eyes, Huayi Brothers is not as important as Chen Shouzhe.

At this international film festival, in an effort to win over Shanghai Film Group, he even brought Jackie Chan along to collaborate on a film set in the Western Regions, hoping to ease tensions with Shanghai Film Group and even try to get the role back from them.

Unexpectedly, Shanghai Film Group took advantage of him and then ignored him completely.

I originally thought that Shanghai Film Group, which had sabotaged the co-production, would completely offend Chen Shouzhe, but now it seems it was all business.

There are no permanent enemies, only interests.

The Martian has grossed over 3.5 billion yuan, with a 50% share of the box office revenue. This film, which cost 400 million yuan to produce, has made a fortune.

Breaking records every day, coupled with the attention from above, Huayi, as a leading private enterprise, suddenly realized that the film and television industry was no longer under their control.

"You stinking comedian, you better not doze off, or I'll kill you," Wang Zonglei said angrily.

He has some dirt on Chen Shouzhe, but he can't reveal it. If he does, we'll all be ruined. Everyone has something to hide.

The only way is to find a way to ruin Chen Shouzhe commercially, or better yet, destroy him completely.

In mid-August, other films were released one after another, and without exception, they were all affected. The two novelists even said online that it was unfair because the delay of The Martian affected their film's box office.

One of the shorter writers vehemently denounced the darkness of the entertainment industry, saying he was ostracized and targeted, and broke down in tears, crying like a woman. This led a reporter to approach Chen Shouzhe, and from their accounts, it sounded as if Chen Shouzhe was targeting them.

When faced with the reporter's interview, Chen Shouzhe was stunned for a long time before suddenly remembering that his movie seemed to have starred Yang Mi, who had even filmed while pregnant.

"Director Chen, do you agree with Director Guo's statement?" The reporter had finally managed to corner Chen Shouzhe as he boarded the plane, so how could he let him go?

“I didn’t know about this and haven’t been paying attention to it. The audience has the final say in the film market. The film was postponed because it was excellent. If he thinks his film is excellent, then he should be loved by the audience and should be able to get a postponement. He can apply to the Film Bureau for a postponement,” Chen Shou said.

"Director Guo said he was ostracized by the film and television industry because he is a novelist and is looked down upon. He even cited your godfather as an example, saying that your godfather was ostracized in the crosstalk world!" the reporter said.

Upon hearing this, Chen Shouzhe stopped and stared at the reporter, asking, "Did he really say that?"

"Uh!" The reporter felt a little uneasy under Chen Shouzhe's gaze, and the other reporters also sensed that something was wrong with Chen Shouzhe's emotions, and they immediately became agitated.

"He doesn't deserve it!!" Chen Shouzhe left behind these words, leaving a group of stunned reporters. By the time they came to their senses, Chen Shouzhe had already left with his luggage and assistants.

"Damn, no wonder he's Director Chen, should this be reported?" a reporter couldn't help but blurt out.

“Report it! How can we not report it?” said the photographer beside him.

"Is this considered bullying the weak? Director Chen's status in the industry," a reporter murmured.

"So what if the big bullies the small? I can't wait for them to do it a few more times. If they can interview Chen Shou, they've already won. They really dare to say anything. Do you think the little dwarf will respond?"

"What kind of response is this? He'll probably just cry and get excited with those brainless fans. Does he really think he can compare to Director Chen? He even claims to be the Guo Degang of the entertainment industry. Guo Degang is Chen Shouzhe's godfather, so he wants to be Chen Shouzhe's godfather."

"I see, no wonder Director Chen was so angry."

"Besides, both of them write novels. How can his novels compare to Journey to the West? He wouldn't dare say that."

Reporters rushed back to write their articles, and soon clips of Chen Shouzhe being interviewed at the airport appeared on Weibo.

[Director Chen Shouzhe was interviewed at the airport, and he responded to Director Guo's recent remarks.]

[Director Chen Shou angrily berated Director Guo, asking him if he even deserved the title!]

[Director Guo, who calls himself the Guo Degang of the film industry, is being targeted at every turn. Chen Shou, Guo Degang's godson, has spoken out in anger.]

The overwhelming media coverage drew countless onlookers to click through.

Some are text, some are live videos.

At first, things were fine, but when the reporter asked Chen Shouzhe to answer, he became visibly angry when the reporter mentioned Guo Degang.

"That's satisfying. You don't even deserve it."

“Give an example if you want, but why insist on calling yourself Guo Degang? Are you trying to become Chen Shouzhe’s godfather?”

"You deserve to be scolded. I could just ignore you, but you had to go looking for trouble."

"Of all people to mess with, you had to mess with Chen Shouzhe. He won't tolerate you. If you keep nagging, he'll write poems to curse you."

"Go ahead and yell back if you dare!"

"Don't be a coward, Director Guo. The crackdown is coming. Hurry up and cry."

"I feel sorry for Guo Jingming. Just because he's a big director doesn't mean he can bully our Guo Jingming."

"Such a small body making such a big noise, he already wants to be someone's father. It's a miracle he wasn't beaten."

"Trash movies are good to die."

"You don't deserve it, hahaha, that's so satisfying."

Chen Shouzhe was already on the plane, flying from the capital to the Northwest. The filming location this time was not far from Painted Skin, both being filmed in the Northwest where yellow sand covered everything.

When Chen Shou arrived, the outside world was already in an uproar.

Director Guo also spoke out on Weibo, expressing his grievances. He said he didn't say anything wrong, he was just using a metaphor, and he absolutely did not mean to offend anyone.

Chen Shouzhe was too lazy to pay attention to him. He was indeed bullying the younger one, who was already small, and Chen was afraid of accidentally stepping on him.

The first run of Journey to the West has ended, and the second run continues. Tencent Video has also launched the TV series, and the animated version is also being shown on the children's channel. It has even spawned a number of copyrighted works.

The actors have all arrived. The "A Chinese Ghost Story" crew held a simple start-up ceremony, took some photos, and did not invite reporters to a press conference.

We need to start filming immediately, as we only have two and a half months, and the filming schedule needs to be accelerated.

However, the first day of filming did not satisfy Chen Shouzhe. The actors had received the script for ten days to half a month, but they still did not achieve the effect that Chen Shouzhe wanted.

That evening at the hotel, Chen Shouzhe called the entire film crew over for a script reading.

“Tell me your understanding of the characters, especially you two. The others are all very simple, but your performances are not right.” Chen Shou stared at the lead actors, Tong Dawei and Yan Danchen.

The two hadn't expected Chen Shou to be so serious. Today, they were starting to doubt their lives. They hadn't managed to get a single usable shot after a whole day of filming, and production had to stop on the very first day.

At this moment, Tong Dawei couldn't prioritize the ladies and forced herself to explain her understanding of the role.

(End of this chapter)