Huayu: A Commercial Director

Chapter 335 The Inescapable Giant

The premiere was a lively affair, and the quality of the film was evident. Needless to say, Chen Shouzhe received effusive praise.

The simultaneous release of the two films revealed Chen Shouzhe's ambition to everyone.

With only a handful of good release dates, how will audiences choose between two films with the same script released in July?

If it were them, they would choose to stagger their schedules, even by at least a few months, or even a year or two.

Chen Shouzhe's confidence in his films is evident in their ability to put them together; they've seen the quality, and both films are making a strong showing.

It's common knowledge in the industry that Blue Star Company is Chen Shou's own. It's not that no one covets his company, but they simply don't have the power to do anything about it.

The entire company is worthless; the only valuable asset is Chen Shouzhe. The company itself has no production capabilities; it's just a few employees maintaining daily operations and handling copyright transactions.

The company's most valuable asset right now is the copyrights held by Chen Shou, which generate tens of millions of dollars in dividends for him every year.

The US has much stricter copyright laws than China. In China, due to the influence of certain families, many people have suffered losses in copyright matters.

Because the company itself is an empty shell, as long as Chen Shou doesn't budge, even if you take over his company, it won't matter, since the copyright is still in his hands.

The industry can only watch with envy, but there's nothing they can do. Only Chen Shou has the confidence to release two of his identical films simultaneously around the world.

The premiere lasted until 4 p.m., with people leaving gradually in between.

Some had to catch a train to Shanghai, some had work to do, and some were going back to their home countries.

Chen Shou saw them off. There were many fans waiting at the entrance. The premiere had invited thirty media outlets, which was not a large number, but it was enough to cover the current mainstream media in China.

There were even more media outlets that didn't get in, but instead waited at the entrance, mostly independent media and fans.

Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Andy Lau, and Tony Leung all have a lot of fans, not to mention many uninvited celebrities who also bring their own fan base.

Chen Shou stood next to a woman in a red dress. It was a bit hot, and he could see that she was sweating.

"You should go back first," Chen Shou said to her.

"I have to catch a flight to Shanghai later," Dilraba said.

"Be careful on the road." Chen Shou nodded and helped Reba into the car.

The media waiting outside kept pressing their cameras. Since it was revealed that Chen Shouzhe had a daughter, he has become a public topic. However, no one asked him directly. No media asked him about it during the premiere inside.

The media wouldn't be so bored as to ask Chen about his daughter's private life, unless he wanted to someday, otherwise no one would want to make things difficult for him.

"it is finally over."

Back in the car, Chen Shouzhe was exhausted, having not rested for a moment since morning. Socializing is a tiring job. He had watched two movies in the morning, then attended a banquet at noon that lasted until 4 p.m. Many people had already left, but Chen Shouzhe, as the host, stayed until the end. Seeing that Yang Shoucheng was not young, Chen Shouzhe told him to go upstairs to his hotel room to rest, and then came down at 3 p.m. to see the guests off together.

"Does Director Chen still have work to do this afternoon?" Yang Shoucheng asked. He was in good spirits after taking a nap. Many people in Hong Kong did not leave immediately, especially the stars that Yang Shoucheng brought, who were looking for opportunities at the banquet.

"I'm already very tired, I want to go home after get off work now," Chen Shou said with a smile.

"I'd also like to treat Director Chen to dinner," Yang Shoucheng said.

"I'll treat you next time, at the movie celebration party," Chen Shou said.

"Okay, okay, I'll wait for Director Chen's good news." Yang Shoucheng smiled. A celebration banquet meant the movie was making money, and once it was profitable, a sequel could be started.

For Yang Shoucheng, Chen Shouzhe's movies were too profitable, and he wanted to cling to him tightly. Within the Emperor Group, there was a public relations budget, which was previously used to cultivate relationships with certain special groups. Now, a large portion of this budget was being spent on Chen Shouzhe, buying him all sorts of gifts.

The last time I came to the horse farm, I saw that Chen Shouzhe had a large fish tank with tropical fish in it. Yang Shoucheng asked someone to buy a batch of them in the South China Sea and send them to the capital. During the process, he lost more than half of the fish, but he still asked people to buy more and send them to Chen Shouzhe.

Although Emperor Entertainment only holds a 30% share, they take over the distribution in Southeast Asia, while China Film Group and Wanda Pictures handle the distribution in mainland China.

The release of "Infernal Affairs" cannot be separated from China Film Group. Import and export require China Film Group's approval, so some of the distribution rights were relinquished.

Otherwise, given La Dong's personality, he would never have attended the film premiere after Chen Shouzhe offended him so badly. However, both films are distributed by China Film Group, and it would seem unimportant for him not to attend.

Besides, with so many international friends here, it's good that he, as the head of the top state-owned enterprise, comes to show his face.

"Xiao Fang, did you bring your things?" Chen Shou asked.

"It's all packed up," Xiao Fang nodded.

"Where are my master and godfather?"

"They went back first; they have a performance tonight."

"Let's go back to the horse farm first." Chen Shou leaned back in the car seat and closed his eyes.

Xiao Fang was about to say something when he realized that Chen Shou was already asleep, so he stopped talking.

The car drove very slowly and steadily, and it was almost five o'clock when we arrived at the horse farm.

"Boss, we're home." Xiao Fang called out softly to Chen Shouzhe.

Chen Shou opened his eyes. The sky outside was still bright. It was June, and the sun was shining brightly.

"You guys go back and rest too. Give me the stuff," Chen Shou said.

Xiao Fang got out of the car first to get something from the trunk, and Chen Shou got out of the car, twisted his neck, and took the pink box from Xiao Fang's hand.

"Dad, you're back!"

As soon as he entered the house, the sound of "Dad" instantly wiped away all his fatigue. Chen Shou held up the box in his hand and said, "Look what I brought?"

"cake!"

The little girl's eyes lit up as soon as she saw the cake. When her teacher's wife came out and saw the cake in her hand, she laughed and scolded, "You brought them cake again. Children shouldn't eat too much cake. They'll be having dinner soon."

"Grandma, let's have cake first, shall we, Uncle?" Chen Caiyu said crisply, tilting her head back.

“Yes.” Old Yu Er next to him nodded.

Chen Shou placed the cake on the table, and the little girl couldn't wait to eat it. Boss Yu was also there, looking at the two little ones. The little girl who used to only like older sisters had grown up.

"Master's wife, you should have some too." Chen Shou cut a piece for his master's wife first. Although the two children were very tempted, they did not eat first. Instead, they looked at their mother and grandmother. The family rules were very strict. They could not eat until the adults had eaten first.

All eyes were on her. Her master's wife smiled and said, "Okay, I'll eat, but you can't eat too much."

"Dad, hurry up."

"coming."

(End of this chapter)