Huayu: A Commercial Director

Chapter 321 Zhou Xingxing Creates Momentum, Guo Fan Adds to the Chaos

It wouldn't be an exaggeration to describe Chen Shouzhe's current situation as one of boundless glory.

Standing on the right are Yang Shoucheng and Zhou Xingxing, and on the left are La Dong, Ren Zhonglun, Liu Xiaobing, Wang Changtian, and Guo Fan.

While the people in the middle appear to be Chairman La and Ren Zhonglun, after all, they are the chairmen of China Film Group and Shanghai Film Group respectively, it is clear to everyone that the focus is on Chen Shouzhe, who is the core of both films.

"Today is a celebration party for the films 'The Wandering Earth' and 'The Mermaid.' Thank you all for coming. Now, please welcome the producers of both films to break the ice together and celebrate the box office success of both movies," Xie Nan said on stage, holding the microphone.

The emcee handed each of them a hammer. The numbers inside the ice cubes were quite long. The seven producers stepped forward without hesitation, picked up the hammers, and smashed the ice cubes with the numbers on them.

With a combined box office of over $18 billion, the two films would be worth around $120 billion at the current exchange rate.

Because the overseas revenue share is small, the final revenue share he can receive is around 50 billion yuan, half of which is taken by Chen Shouzhe. It is conceivable that Chen Shouzhe earned 25 billion yuan with just two films, which has exceeded the total annual revenue of Huayi Brothers, Enlight Media, and Bona Film Group.

Not to mention that Chen Shouzhe also released two Ghost Blows Out the Light movies this year, grossing over 5 billion yuan at the box office, and pocketing over 1 billion yuan. Just thinking about it is terrifying.

Having broken the ice, and now that Chairman La was standing in the middle of the crowd, he naturally had to speak. Even though he wasn't the one who organized the event, his position as the leader still gave him the most authority to speak.

"The domestic film market is growing larger and larger, and it is able to go international. I hope the film market will continue to improve, and I hope that domestic films will also improve, so that they can go abroad and reach the world. China Film Group Corporation will continue to work with all its colleagues to promote the rise of domestic films..."

He said a lot of polite things, and the audience watched, waiting for him to finish before starting to applaud.

"Director Chen, aren't you going to say something? You wrote the scripts for both movies," Xie Nan said with a smile.

Chen Shouzhe didn't expect to be called out. He took the microphone from La Dong, and the two of them naturally didn't talk much, but they still had to put on a good show.

"I didn't expect the results to be so good; it's a bit beyond my expectations. Thank you to director Stephen Chow and director Guo Fan for presenting us with two visually stunning films. I believe you two will not disappoint everyone in the future." Chen Shou finished speaking and said nothing more.

The microphone was given to Ren Zhonglun, who also said a few words. Everyone else spoke, and when it was Zhou Xingxing's turn, his speech was a bit unexpected.

“I am very grateful to Director Chen for his help in providing me with excellent scripts for ‘Kung Fu’ and ‘The Mermaid’. I hope to continue to work with him in the future. I have already discussed this with Director Chen, and if all goes well, there may be new works next year.”

As soon as Stephen Chow said that, the eyes of the film investors sitting at the front lit up, especially those on the stage.

However, they weren't watching Stephen Chow, but rather Chen Shouzhe.

Chen Shouzhe stared at the audience, seemingly lost in thought, as if he hadn't heard Zhou Xingxing's words.

Yang Shoucheng stood to the side and glanced at Chen Shouzhe. He was certain that Chen Shouzhe was indeed spacing out, and doing it on purpose.

Chan Sau-cheung and Stephen Chow are collaborating again!!
The investors are all eager to get a piece of the pie, while the actors are thinking about whether they can secure a role.

After Stephen Chow finished speaking, the last person he talked about was Guo Fan. Guo Fan was a little shy and was wearing a baseball cap.

"I don't have much to say. Please enjoy the food and drinks. As for the upcoming film plans, the script for The Wandering Earth 2 has been submitted for review. Those interested can come for auditions." Guo Fan smiled, but his words were like a landmine exploding in the crowd.

Has the script for "The Wandering Earth 2" already been submitted? How come there's been no news at all, especially for the three people to Chen Shou's left: La Dong, Ren Zhonglun, and Wang Changtian? None of them have received any news, which means they've obviously been kicked out of the project.

Liu Xiaobing had a smile on his face. He already knew that the project had been launched, but the partners had not yet been finalized. However, Wanda was definitely going to be involved, since Chen Shouzhe was now on his side. How could Chen Shouzhe not include Wanda?

Yang Shoucheng took a deep breath. One of the directors openly stated that he wanted a new project, while the other indicated that it was possible.

He wanted to get involved and couldn't wait to chat with Chen Shouzhe.

After Guo Fan finished speaking, the eight people on the stage went down and took their seats. The eight people, plus Han Sanping and Zhong Lifan, made a total of ten people sitting at the main table. La Dong sat in the main seat, with Han Sanping and Ren Zhonglun next to him.

Chen Shouzhe sat next to Han Sanping. Zhong Lifan originally intended to sit next to him, but Yang Shoucheng took the seat first.

Seeing Yang Shoucheng's cunning appearance, everyone present cursed him as an old fox in their hearts.

After sitting down, there wasn't much conversation. Chen Shouzhe had already fallen out with three of the companies, and it was clearly impossible for them to get a share of "The Wandering Earth 2." Chen Shouzhe wouldn't give them the chance.

If they try to cause trouble in theaters, Chen Shouzhe has countermeasures, even more ruthless ones, such as preventing mainstream films from being shown in their theaters.

That way, Chen Shouzhe wouldn't need to take action; the higher-ups would teach them a lesson.

"Director Chen, are you free later?" Yang Shoucheng asked.

"Let's talk about it tomorrow," Chen Shou said, sipping his soup with his head down.

“Okay, I’ll pay a visit tomorrow.” Yang Shoucheng nodded, and secretly picked up his phone to send a text message to Huo Wenxi, asking her to prepare a gift and visit her at the horse farm tomorrow.

Many people came over to offer toasts, ostensibly to La Dong, Han Sanping, and Ren Zhonglun, but in reality, they were all testing Chen Shouzhe.

"Congratulations, Director Chen, on another project starting soon. Are you free tomorrow? I'd like to treat you to a meal," said the man from the Xiang family in Hong Kong, who came over with his wife.

Previously, this family had caused trouble for Stephen Chow because of kung fu, and even targeted Chan Sau-cheung.

Thanks to their connections with the Emperor Group, they also came to participate, and it wasn't just them; many people from Hong Kong came as well.

"Are you free? I've been very busy these past few days." Chen Shouzhe politely bumped into him. Apart from the Wang brothers and Jiang Zhiqiang who stole the box office, Chen Shouzhe had never given anyone a hard time in public.

After the couple toasted each other, they left. Other people came one after another, such as Song Ge and Zhang Qiang from Alibaba. Zhang Qiang was also the vice chairman of China Film Group. However, when Chairman La took over, he was unwilling to continue working at China Film Group and eventually chose to leave China Film Group and join Alibaba.

In fact, Chen Shouzhe initially favored Zhang Qiang, but unfortunately no one expected that La Dong would be replaced. If it had been Zhang Qiang, he might have been just as assertive as Han Sanping.

He dealt with each of the people who came to test him, drinking quite a bit of alcohol along the way. Chen Shouzhe refused to agree to anyone's request, secretly glaring at Guo Fan for causing him trouble.

Many people will be seeking him out next. His 400 million yuan investment in a movie has brought in over 8 billion yuan. Who wouldn't be envious? Anyone with common sense can see that it's bound to make money. Even if Chen Shou tries to keep all the profits to himself, they'll think it's perfectly normal. It's just that he's likely to offend people.

(End of this chapter)