Huayu: A Commercial Director

Chapter 350 Visiting the Set of Lao Guo's Movie, Gifts

The invitation to the Venice International Film Festival was sent out a long time ago.

Chen Shouzhe had to decline the invitation due to filming two movies, but he also kept his promise from last year and arranged for a movie to attend. In fact, it wasn't just two movies; the foreign film "Infernal Affairs" also went to the Venice International Film Festival.

He simply couldn't find the time to participate. Compared to that, "Operation Red Sea" was more important to him, and he needed to finish both films first.

After attending Yang Mi's press conference, Chen Shou had another matter to attend to, so he came to the Capital Cinema.

He came to visit the set. Chen Shou rarely goes to other people's movies unless it's his own film that requires his supervision.

He was afraid that the director would mess things up, especially someone like Jiang Wen who liked to add his own stuff to other people's movies.

Chen Shouzhe would oversee the filming of the movie from the very beginning, with Wu Ershan, Huang Bo, and Guo Fan in attendance. He would also personally handle the post-production editing.

Of course, there will be some changes, as long as the general direction is correct.

Chen Shouzhe visited the set today because Guo Degang is filming a movie here. Guo Degang didn't attend the Seattle premiere yesterday. Yang Mi and Guo Degang have a good relationship; her father is a fan of Guo Degang.

"Senior brother."

Yue Yunpeng ran over with a grin and called out.

"You've worked hard." Chen Shouzhe patted him on the shoulder. Lao Guo's movie has a wide scope and many scenes need to be filmed at the film and television base. Filming has been going on for a while, and Chen Shouzhe also came to support him at the opening ceremony.

There are many different opinions online about Guo Degang making movies.

Since variety shows started making movies, many investors have seen a new path.

Even variety shows like Comedians couldn't escape it; Guo Degang and Mr. Bean both appeared on them.

These days, TV shows are really rich, and so are the advertisers.

For example, the advertising revenue from his movies has always been very high, and in some cases, the advertising revenue alone is enough to recoup the cost of the movie.

"It's not hard work, it's not hard work." Yue Yunpeng wiped the sweat from his brow.

The entire cast was pieced together from various sources. Apart from Yue Yunpeng, who was the lead actor, everyone else was a guest star. Many big-name actors gave Guo Degang face and appeared in the movie.

A lot of people came from Huayi. Lao Guo and Feng Xiaogang are very good friends, which is different from Chen Shouzhe, whose relationship with Chen Shouzhe is not good.

Everyone should have their own opinions, and this shouldn't affect other people's friendships.

Some actors even came overnight to help him with cameo roles in his movies after hearing Guo Degang's invitation, and then went back overnight to continue filming other movies.

Chen Shouzhe doesn't have many connections, but Lao Guo has accumulated a lot of connections over the years. For example, Wu Jing and Lao Guo have a very good relationship, as do Wang Baobao, Da Peng, and others. In total, there are dozens of celebrities and artists.

Wang Baobao was also present today, making a guest appearance with the greenhouse, and his master Yu Qian was also there.

There's a little-known scene that everyone loves, and nobody loves.

"Director Chen."

"Senior brother."

The other actors came over to greet him, and Chen Shou had someone distribute the fruit, drinks, and snacks he had brought.

"You're here, perfect timing for me to take a look," Old Guo greeted Chen Shouzhe as he approached.

"No need, no need, I'm not qualified to give advice on your film," Chen Shouzhe quickly waved his hand.

Old Guo raised his hand, and Chen Shouzhe instinctively covered his head. Seeing Chen Shouzhe's obedient behavior in front of Old Guo, Wang Baobao and the others found it unbelievable. They knew Chen Shouzhe's status in the industry; no one dared to joke with him on set unless he was in a good mood.

It seems that Chen Shouzhe is in a good mood and has a very good relationship with Lao Guo.

The other fellow apprentices were envious of this scene. Even Yue Yunpeng, who is now very successful, knows that in Guo Yu's mind, only Chen Shou is equal to them and can joke with them without restraint.

On the one hand, Chen Shouzhe started following Yu Qian when he was less than ten years old, earlier than other disciples, and had the deepest relationship with the two. On the other hand, Chen Shouzhe's status and position are different now, even though Lao Guo has reached the top position in the field of crosstalk.

However, crosstalk is a small circle, included in the entertainment industry. If you want to have a status in the entertainment industry, it is impossible to be an actor. Actors do not have a high status in the entertainment industry. It is best to be a director. Therefore, Lao Guo also aspires to be a successful director.

Although the success rate was very low, Lao Guo still wanted to give it a try.

"Don't be so smug about your current success. Come over here and let me see for myself," Old Guo said irritably.

Chen Shou, treating it as a way to amuse a child, stood behind Lao Guo and said a few words.

The film has many flaws, and as for the script, Chen Shouzhe could only throw it in the trash.

As for commercial films, they lack commercial elements; as for art films, Guo Degang simply can't bring himself to be artistic.

This movie is like his stand-up comedy routine, but it's not as good as what he says.

Guo Yu has a crosstalk piece called "I Want to Time Travel," which is a typical example of a bad script. Even professional crosstalk performers wouldn't consider it very good.

However, Guo Yuneng and his team made the entire audience laugh with their performance on stage.

Unfortunately, movies aren't stand-up comedy, and Guo Degang isn't the lead actor. If Guo Degang had been cast, his theatrical performance style would have made it even more disastrous.

Although Yue Yunpeng is a crosstalk comedian, his acting skills are quite commendable, and he does a good job even with minor roles.

When Chen Shou visited Guo Degang's film crew, he went back to the horse farm with his master Yu Qian. When he arrived at the company the next day, Huo Wenxi was already waiting for him.

"Director Chen."

Huo Wenxi and Zhong Lifan were drinking tea in the office. There weren't many well-known female executives in the film and television industry. The two in front of them, along with two others, were known as the "Four Golden Flowers" and had considerable influence in the industry.

Not only are they good-looking, but they are also very capable. Many people jokingly say that if you can get some kind of relationship with them, you will never lack resources.

Especially Chung Lai-fan, who is now the head of the film industry and earns a small fortune a year, a position that many people dream of.

"Is it because of the sequel to 'Infernal Affairs'?" Chen Shou asked after shaking hands with her.

“Yes, Director Chen said before that if Infernal Affairs performs well, there will be a sequel,” Huo Wenxi said.

"Yes, there is a sequel. We'll have Sister Zhong handle it with you then." Chen Shouzhe handed the project over to Zhong Lifan to process, and the script was also with her, so he wouldn't need to go through her anymore.

"Director Chen, there's one more thing." Huo Wenxi opened her bag, took out the documents Yang Shoucheng had given her yesterday, and handed them to Chen Shoucheng under the puzzled gazes of Zhong Lifan and Chen Shoucheng.

"what is this?"

Chen Shouzhe took it; the outside was a brown paper bag. He didn't open it to look inside, but asked Huo Wenxi about it.

"This is a gift that Emperor Group's shareholders decided to give to Director Chen," Huo Wenxi said.

"Stocks?" Chen Shouzhe was somewhat surprised. He knew that although Emperor Entertainment was known for its cultural industry, it actually started by making watches and had seven listed companies in real estate, hotels, jewelry, financial investment, furniture, and culture.

It's estimated that he'll be given cultural stocks. To be honest, he doesn't really care about those stocks, even though they've been affected by Infernal Affairs and the stock price has gone up. However, the current price is one billion, which is right. Emperor Culture's total market value is only one billion.

(End of this chapter)