Huayu: A Commercial Director

Chapter 124 Hot Search
After the meal, the three returned to the villa. The two left quietly in the early hours of the morning, and Chen waited until he woke up to a barrage of phone calls.

"What's wrong, Sister Zhong? So many calls?" Chen Shou picked up his phone; the calls he made most often were to Zhong Lifan.

"You have the nerve to say that? Didn't you go out with two women yesterday?" Zhong Lifan's light laughter came from behind.

"What happened? Did the paparazzi take pictures?" Chen Shou perked up a bit, thinking that his affair with Yang Mi and Dilraba had been exposed. But even if it was exposed, it didn't matter; it was just having a meal with an artist from his own studio.

“Yes, many media outlets are asking me now what your relationship is with Liu Yifei and Shu Can,” Zhong Lifan said.

"Uh, Liu Yifei? Shu Can?" Chen Shou was surprised that it was the two of them. Then it was fine, since they weren't related anyway.

“Yes, paparazzi photographed you two traveling together yesterday,” Chung Lai-fan said.

"I happened to run into them, so I took them to the horse farm for a while. Nothing happened, so I guess they've already explained things," Chen Shou said.

"Won't you explain?"

"I haven't done anything wrong, so what's there to explain?"

"You know best whether you did it or not. Her godfather called me, but he probably couldn't get through to you."

"Chen Jinfei?!"

"It's him. By the way, President Tao said that Painted Skin has been approved. You can go directly to Xiaoxiaomeng later."

"It's just right, no problem releasing it next month," Chen Shou said.

"It's still a bit rushed," Zhong Lifan said.

Are you worried that the publicity campaign won't be fast enough?

"Yes, it takes time for the distribution to schedule screenings."

"Actually, there's no need to worry. Since this is the second installment in the series, it has the foundation of the first film, so the promotion and distribution of the second film will be easier. However, we need to coordinate with the actors in advance. I don't know if they have any scheduling conflicts." Chen Shouzhe sat up and looked back at the mattress.

"It's all been coordinated, and the programs that were supposed to be included have also been coordinated."

"Okay, I'll wash up now and then I'll be there."

"Aren't you going to respond to anything online?"

"Let me consider."

After hanging up the phone, I went into the bathroom to wash up and brush my teeth.

His aunt had also prepared breakfast for him, which was his favorite noodle dish. He ate while looking at his phone.

Sure enough, the first trending topic on Weibo was yesterday: Chen Shou was driving in front, and Liu Yifei was driving a Ferrari with Shu Can in the back.

Yesterday, renowned director Chen Shou returned to China and went to a horse farm in Daxing with actresses Liu Yifei and Shu Can. In the evening, Liu Yifei and Shu Can left and appeared at the Beijing Exhibition Center Theater to watch a crosstalk performance.

The Weibo post included a photo showing Chen Shou driving a Hongqi, with Liu Yifei driving a Ferrari behind him.

The comments below are mostly from Liu Yifei's fans, numbering in the hundreds of thousands. It's said that Weibo crashed this morning.

"The two are just friends who are working together, please don't make wild guesses."

"It was just taking a friend to the horse farm. Consort Yi is still single."

"What kind of person is Chen Shouzhe? Is he even worthy of Consort Yi?"

"Is it possible that Chen Shouzhe and Shu Can are together?"

"Chen Shouzhe and Shu Can have never worked together, but he did work with Liu Yifei on The Martian."

"Saying that Chen Shouzhe is not good enough for Liu Yifei is hilarious. You don't even know who Chen Shouzhe is."

"It's very likely that the two have been having an affair for a long time. They are a perfect match, and Chen Shou is young, rich, and a big director in the film industry."

"He's so ugly. How could this man be worthy of Liu Yifei? His hair looks like it hasn't been washed in days, and he has a beard. Nobody wants a man like that."

"Chen Shou is ugly. Here's a picture of him. Take a look and see who's uglier."

"My God, is this Chen Shouzhe?"

There are over 100,000 comments, too many to read. I glanced at the ones at the top, and that's pretty much it.

Liu Yifei's side has already denied the rumors, saying it was just a chance encounter, and her fans are also denying the rumors.

After thinking about it for a while, Chen Shouzhe edited a Weibo post and sent it out.

[I returned to China the day before yesterday, and yesterday I was heading to the horse farm when I ran into Liu Yifei and Shu Can, who were out having fun. I invited them to come along. I had some drinks with my master at the horse farm, and because of jet lag, I slept until the afternoon. We're just friends, so please don't make wild guesses! By the way, Painted Skin 2 is coming out next month, so please keep an eye out for it.]

I changed my clothes, grabbed my phone, and drove to the underground parking garage to head to Xiaoxiaomeng in Huairou.

His Weibo post has been seen by many people. Since the morning, people who don't know Chen Shouzhe have flooded his Weibo and started investigating who Chen Shouzhe is and why he went out with Liu Yifei and Shu Can.

After all, not many people pay attention to what's going on behind the scenes. When they curiously looked up Chen Shouzhe's information, they realized that Chen Shouzhe was really good, even more so than Liu Yifei.

"Goodness, I should apologize. I never expected it to be a big director."

"A globally renowned director, or Yang Mi's boss?"

"Liu Yifei's Martian, he is the producer, director and screenwriter, this person is too amazing."

"He looks ugly in the photo, but he is actually very handsome and younger than Liu Yifei. My God, the two are a perfect match."

"A perfect match! Liu Yifei is not good enough for her!"

"What's wrong with her? Our Liu Yifei is very beautiful." These were some of the comments left by Chen Shouzhe before. After Chen Shouzhe posted on Weibo, many people flocked to his post.

"They really are friends, but it's surprising that they live in the same neighborhood."

"It's fine as long as it's okay, but you even gave us an advertisement. You're a true boss."

"Even if something happened between the two of them, no one in the same neighborhood would know, and they certainly wouldn't openly take them to the horse farm."

"Liu Yifei has also updated her Weibo."

These days, netizens are busy running around trying to find the latest gossip.

Sure enough, after Chen Shouzhe posted on Weibo, Liu Yifei posted another one, along with many photos, including one of her with a miniature horse, one with Shu Can, and one of Chen Shouzhe riding a Shire horse for a walk.

[Thanks to Director Chen for leading us to this hidden gem of a place, and thanks to Brother Qian and Sister-in-law Qian for their hospitality. I'll definitely go again next time.]

Shu Can also posted, with photos and text, which was more detailed. She ran into Chen Shouzhe and was invited to the horse farm. They spent the afternoon there, then went to the Beijing Exhibition Center to listen to a crosstalk performance. There was also a photo of her and Guo Yu backstage.

After the farce ended, when Chen Shou arrived at Xiao Xiaomeng, many employees were watching him.

"What's wrong? Haven't you seen me in a long time?" Chen Shou asked.

"Director Chen, what's your relationship with Liu Yifei?" a senior employee asked with a smile while holding a cup of coffee.

"It's nothing, we just cooperated during the Mars rescue and lived in the same neighborhood," Chen Shou said.

"Oh." The veteran employee nodded happily.

"Uh, which type of girl do you like?" Chen Shou asked.

"Who wouldn't like it?" the veteran employee said.

"I'm so-so," Chen Shouzhe shook his head.

"You're a well-fed man who doesn't know the hunger of an starving man." The old employee rolled his eyes at Chen Shouzhe, as did the others.

If they had Chen Shouzhe's wealth and status, they would definitely live a more extravagant life than Chen Shouzhe.

Wuershan was at the company, and I chatted with him for a bit. The script for Ghost Blows Out the Light has been almost completely revised. Chen Shouzhe gave them an outline to add to, and Wuershan will be filming Ghost Blows Out the Light in the second half of the year.

"Thank you for your hard work," Chen Shou said.

“It’s not hard work at all, and I get paid,” Wuershan said with a smile.

"Don't worry, you won't be treated unfairly."

Wuershan was very excited, because both Painted Skin and Ghost Blows Out the Light have the support of intellectual property.

Painted Skin is a story from Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio, and with the foundation laid by the first part, the second part is destined to be no bad. Even if the director changes, the audience doesn't care that much; what they care about is the actors, as long as the actors don't change too much.

Before filming Painted Skin, Dilraba wasn't famous. Now she has more fans than Zhou Xun, and her fans already know about the movie and are even planning to appear on a TV show to promote it.

Needless to say, Ghost Blows Out the Light has recently been all over the place, with internet companies making a fuss and holding polls. Besides Journey to the West, Ghost Blows Out the Light is also very popular, which has frustrated many companies, who feel that everything they have done is just benefiting Chen Shouzhe.

With two movies that already have their own intellectual property and fan base, they're destined to be pretty good, and he'll make money no matter what.

Of course, Wuershan's biggest ambition was to direct Journey to the West; he simply loved those mythological stories.

Clearly, Chen Shouzhe has no plans to adapt Journey to the West into a film at the moment; he can only take it one step at a time, and there will be plenty of opportunities in the future.

After finishing his work at the company, Chen Shouzhe called Liu Yifei back at noon.

"I was busy just now and didn't check my phone. Is there something you need?" Chen Shou asked.

"Of course something's up. Lots of people are asking me if we're dating." Liu Yifei was hugging a pillow, watching a show and eating snacks.

"Just explain it, and besides, there's nothing between us," Chen Shou said.

"Tch, of course it's nothing. How can you be so ungentlemanly? I'm a woman, shouldn't you be the one calling me?" Liu Yifei said.

"What's there to say? Just explain."

In Chen Shouzhe's view, it was nothing. Unless a photo of him in bed was taken, or something like a one-finger kiss, he had nothing to deny.

Besides, we're both single men and women, so what difference does it make if something happens between us?

"You... never mind, there's nothing more to say, I'm hanging up," Liu Yifei said.

"Okay." Chen Shouzhe hung up the phone first.

Liu Yifei was about to hang up when she realized that Chen Shou had already hung up. Her eyes widened in anger, and she grabbed her phone.

"How can this person be so rude? Even straight men aren't as straightforward as him." Liu Yifei picked up a cushion and threw it. Just then, a black cat was passing by, got hit, and was startled. It turned around to look at her.

The incident this morning caused quite a stir, but after the person involved explained it on Weibo, although many people still had doubts, they didn't think much of it.

After all, Chen Shouzhe was not a minor celebrity. At first, many fans did not know Chen Shouzhe and felt that he was not good enough for Liu Yifei.

After seeing Chen Shouzhe's information, they all shut up. A small number of fanatical fans were still saying that Chen Shouzhe was a director and that directors were not good people.

Chen Shouzhe received the phone call.

"Big director, you came back without saying a word. Do you have a new love interest?"

(End of this chapter)