Huayu: A Commercial Director

Chapter 212 utter nonsense
Many actors watch with envy, believing that sticking with film studios is the fairest option for actors in the industry.

Because there is only one studio under Chen Shouzhe, Yang Mi has not gotten many movies in recent years. Dilraba's situation is also a bit worse, and she has mostly played supporting roles.

Yan Danchen is the only one who got a series of movies, including Mojin: The Lost Legend, and now she has a patriotic film.

Given that she had been missing for some time, many people had already made some guesses.

Relatively speaking, only these three actors are related, but other actors definitely still have a chance.

Otherwise, people like Zhou Xun who had a good relationship with Chen Shou wouldn't have taken the initiative to talk to him.

They were so eager to get a female role that was the right age, so quite a few people contacted Chen Shouzhe, and some even hinted at something.

Just look at Liu Yan. When she joined the cast of "Goodbye Mr. Loser", she was actually blamed because of the wedding of the top actor of Enlight Media. After that, many people thought that her acting career was about to end.

Chen Shouzhe, as a friend, stood up for her and cast her as the second female lead in two consecutive films, which directly brought her back to the forefront.

Liu Yan still holds the identity of Qiu Ya, a role that keeps her in the second tier.

In the currently showing film "Hello Mr. Billionaire," Liu Yan is also the second female lead.

By befriending Chen Shouzhe, there is even hope for a higher future.

Look at Huang Xiaoming, Zhang Hanyu, Wu Jing, and others; they all have a very good relationship with Chen Shouzhe. It is precisely because of this relationship that they will have future cooperation.

"Is Enlight Media still not giving us a chance? Are they going to completely sever ties with us?"

Inside the Enlight Media building, Wang Changtian was under immense pressure. The shareholders were already quite agitated, as none of the upcoming projects announced by Enlight Media were from the company, and they had even lost out on distribution, which was taken over by Wanda Pictures and Shanghai Film Group and China Film Group.

Enlight Media's distribution channels are now among the top in China. If they lose their film business, what else can they offer?
The secretary next to him didn't know what to say. Ever since the board of directors rejected Chen Shouzhe's offer to acquire the shares, Enlight Media and Shouzhe Pictures had never cooperated again.

The title of "The Richest Man in Xihong City" was decided beforehand; otherwise, the publicity would probably have fallen through.

Even for the release of "Hello Mr. Billionaire", Enlight Media only received one-third of the revenue, with the remaining two-thirds being handed over to Wanda Media by Chen Shouzhe.

It's true that the billionaire in Xihong City made money, but this might be their last distribution collaboration.

Is Chen Shouzhe at the company right now?

"It seems he went to the ministry; he's there to prepare for filming."

"Snapped!"

Wang Changtian slammed his hand on the table in front of him. It was a mainstream commercial film, still directed by Chen Shouzhe. The outside world estimated that it would gross at least 10 billion yuan. Before filming even started, some organizations had already given box office predictions, and some internet companies were even planning to guarantee its distribution.

Enlight Media's third director, Wang Baobao, released his film "In India" this year, which has already grossed over 700 million yuan. It's definitely profitable. The production cost was over 100 million yuan, and it only needed 400 million yuan to break even, so it has already made a profit of 700 million yuan.

Just as Chen Shouzhe said, the movie was poorly made. Although it was a box office success, it lost its reputation, which greatly affected his next film. Enlight Media will definitely continue to invest in it.

When I invested in this movie, I didn't think about bringing Chen Shouzhe along. In fact, the company didn't include Chen Shouzhe in other movies it invested in. Looking back, Enlight Media has indeed been leeching off Chen Shouzhe all these years.

"Starting tomorrow, have someone keep an eye on him over there. If he shows up at the company, let me know," Wang Changtian said.

"Has the board of directors approved it?"

"They'll agree!!"

Enlight Media's stock price has now fallen below 20 billion again. It had originally surpassed Huayi, but Chen Shou slapped it back down.

The shareholders had strong opinions, and he realized the problem was that it was time to make a decision to attract the biggest partner to become a shareholder.

The actors stared eagerly, while the film company looked at the announcement with envy.

There are only a handful of truly high-quality projects, and not everyone has the opportunity to work on them. They may want to create them, but the problem is they lack the capability.

The film market is gradually becoming extreme, with either fan-driven films or IP-based films, and films by big-name directors being dominated by major companies.

The previous reports about the famous director having a child have vanished without a trace. Viewers simply criticized the paparazzi for sensationalism, and Weibo subsequently banned their accounts, thus ending the matter. However, all the blame points to Chen Shouzhe, yet there's no evidence whatsoever. Those who know won't speak out, and those who don't can't reach him.

Chen Shouzhe came out of the department and needed to communicate with this side. The filming location would be there. This was a promotional film required by the department, so they naturally gave it a lot of support. There were also real people appearing in the film, all of them real police officers.

"Hey, are you back yet? I couldn't get through to you on the phone just now."

The person on the other end of the phone recognized her voice: Jiang Wen.

"Something came up just now, what's wrong?"

"I wrote a notebook. Are you free now? Come to my house."

Jiang Wen's courtyard wasn't far away; Chen Shou drove there after making a turn.

"So fast?" Jiang Wen was stunned when she heard the voice before the call ended.

"Tell the gatekeeper to let me in," Chen Shouzhe said.

"Okay, hand the phone to them."

Chen Shou handed the phone to the gatekeeper; the wealthier the place, the stricter the security.

The gatekeeper clearly recognized Chen Shouzhe and let him in after confirming with Jiang Wen.

The car drove all the way to the villa's entrance, where Jiang Wen and his wife Zhou Yun were waiting.

"Sister Yun, it looks like it's going to snow." Chen Shou got out of the car, ignoring Jiang Wen, and smiled at Zhou Yun.

"Perfect timing for a drink." Jiang Wen grabbed his shoulder and pulled him inside, regardless of his wishes. Zhou Yun chuckled and closed the door behind him.

"Speak up, you wouldn't come here without a reason. What do you want?" Chen Shou went in and took off his coat first. The heating was on full blast, and it was very hot.

"What do you mean by 'no one visits the temple without a reason'? This is my home, don't use such language," Jiang Wen said, her eyes wide.

"Is it okay for a weasel to pay New Year's greetings to a chicken?"

"It's still part of the New Year celebrations until after the first month of the lunar calendar. Your way of putting it is much better."

"Ha, you're not going to be Zhang Mazi anymore, you want to be Huang Silang, spit it out already."

"You really understand me, that's good."

Hearing their conversation, Zhou Yun smiled, turned around and went to the kitchen to prepare dinner, leaving the two of them alone.

"Come to the study," Jiang Wen waved her hand.

"script?"

"Yes."

Chen Shou nodded. Jiang Wen seemed to have been preparing for a new movie. They went to his study, took out cigarettes, put them in their mouths, and turned on the exhaust fan.

"You take a look first."

Chen Shouzhe took the script from Jiang Wen and started reading it, his brows furrowing more and more as he read.

"How about that? Not inferior to bullets, right?"

"What utter nonsense!" Chen Shou tossed the script aside.

"Hey, what do you mean by this?" Jiang Wen asked anxiously.

"This is not up to your standard. How could you possibly write a script like this?"

(End of this chapter)