Who says Beijing Film Academy has no great directors? (2002)

Alice in Wonderland has received rave reviews and positive online feedback.

A week later, it was released overseas simultaneously.

The film grossed $2700 million on its opening day in the United States and also demonstrated its strong box office appeal in other countries overseas.

When the news reached China, Han Sanping was shocked. He thought the film would break even or at most make a small profit, but he never expected it to be such a bestseller overseas.

The domestic box office was only 4300 million yuan, while the US box office reached an astonishing 7812 million US dollars.

$7800 million is equivalent to 4.79 million yuan!

Han Sanping called Chen Yan in shock, "So there really is a market for the 3D fantasy fairy tales you've always wanted to make!"

Chen Yan laughed at Han Sanping's antics: "Chairman Han, you don't think this is the end for Alice, do you?"

Han Sanping raised his voice: "Isn't that enough?"

"This is nothing!" The big fish that Chen Yan was waiting for hadn't arrived yet.

In just two weeks, "Alice in Wonderland" has already broken even on its costs, and the rest is pure profit. Moreover, its domestic box office performance is equally impressive, and with its rave reviews, its box office continues to climb.

As a result, "Kekexili" was beaten black and blue and had no chance to fight back. Many cinemas are considering taking "Kekexili" off the screen soon.

Screening slots should be allocated to films that can generate box office revenue.

Lu Chuan is currently spending all her time dealing with investors. Huayi is both envious of Chen Yan's high-grossing films and angry that Lu Chuan's ability to handle dramas is too poor.

However, on October 15th, a post revealing that Liu Yifei was actually an American citizen was posted on Tieba, and its popularity soared to the highest level on the entire site within an hour.

They accused her of wasting domestic resources, but she seems to have the wrong attitude and should be boycotted.

The comments section was flooded with thousands of comments from fans and trolls.

Chen Yan only glanced at it and knew that these were professional online trolls hired by someone. At this time, they were not called online trolls, but rather "post-bumping party" or "gunmen".

They swarmed in an organized and premeditated manner, starting to boost the popularity of a certain post.

On the day of the incident, Chen Yan called Liu Xiaoli.

"Auntie, don't worry. Some people are just bringing up Xixi's former nationality. I'll handle this. Please tell Xixi not to go to forums or websites to read news these next few days."

"Perfect timing, she's filming, I'll let Zhang Jizhong know."

Liu Xiaoli's face turned pale with fright. She could only nod mechanically and say, "Okay."

After hanging up the phone, it took me a long time to recover.

Chen Yan hung up the phone with Liu Xiaoli and then called Zhang Jizhong.

"Producer Zhang, have you seen the news online?"

Zhang Jizhong is also embroiled in legal troubles. He went to great lengths to invite Liu Yifei and did so much publicity, so replacing her is out of the question, especially since filming has already begun.

"I saw it, Director Chen, do you have any ideas on how to deal with this?" Zhang Jizhong wanted nothing more than to slap the troublemaker a few times.

It's important to understand that while Sino-US relations are not as tense as before, there are still some people who are very concerned about these issues, and if not handled properly, they could easily escalate into serious incidents.

"Our company will release a statement soon to draw attention to this. I hope the crew will remain low-key and silent, continue filming, protect the mental and physical health of the young actress in the crew, and try not to cause her any harm."

Chen Yan focused on the second half of his statement. He didn't mention Liu Yifei by name, but Zhang Jizhong understood what he meant.

"I know, I'll talk to the crew and make sure everyone focuses on filming," Zhang Jizhong promised in a low voice.

"Yes, thank you, Producer Zhang."

And so, Chen Yan owed someone a favor.

After hanging up the phone, Chen Yan rubbed his temples and instructed Zhang Jincheng beside him, "Issue a statement."

"Also, find out exactly who's behind all this." Chen Yan had a few guesses in mind, but he couldn't confirm them.

Zhang Jincheng readily agreed and turned to walk outside.

Liu Yifei, after finishing filming and returning to the hotel, noticed that her mother seemed a bit absent-minded.

I didn't cook dinner; I just sat on the sofa, lost in thought.

"Mom?" Liu Xiaoli didn't hear the first call.

"Mom!" Liu Yifei raised her voice, and Liu Xiaoli suddenly woke up.

Liu Xiaoli stood up and replied in a flustered manner, "Ah, Qianqian, you're done filming? I...I'll go make you some food."

Liu Yifei frowned. What's wrong with her mother? She's acting so differently than usual.

Thinking to herself, she asked, "Mom, what's wrong?"

Liu Yifei walked over and hugged Liu Xiaoli's arm, a hint of sorrow in her eyes. She was worried that her mother was hiding something from her and could only grieve in secret.

Remembering Chen Yan's words, Liu Xiaoli quickly made an excuse: "It's nothing, I've just been a bit bored on set lately, and I was thinking about things from the theater before, which made me a little sad."

When Liu Yifei heard that it was because she remembered something from before, she stopped being puzzled.

Liu Yifei lay down on Liu Xiaoli's shoulder and gently nuzzled her head against Liu Xiaoli's shoulder: "Mom, you've worked so hard. I know you've done it all for me."

Liu Xiaoli's expression suddenly turned somewhat pained.

She changed Sissi's nationality on her own initiative, and now that things have turned out this way, it's all her fault...

Liu Xiaoli hugged her daughter, closed her eyes, and her lips trembled slightly.

"Mom did something wrong..."

Liu Yifei was completely unaware; she could only awkwardly hug Liu Xiaoli back, embracing her with her frail body.

Her soft voice carried a hint of strength: "It's okay, Mom, I'm here, and Chen Yan is here too. We'll protect you!"

After a while, Liu Xiaoli composed herself.

Forcing a smile, she said, "What do you want to eat tonight? Mom will make it for you."

Liu Yifei deliberately adopted a mischievous expression, "I want to eat..."

"I want to eat meat! Chicken wings! Chicken thighs!"

She listed all the foods she couldn't eat right now, and sure enough, Liu Xiaoli's expression turned reproachful.

"You're filming now, so you can't eat too much greasy food."

"How about this, I'll make you two skinless roasted chicken wings, and also make you a salad, okay?"

Liu Xiaoli's words were extremely gentle.

Liu Yifei nodded vigorously, her mouth watering at the mention of chicken wings. Even if the skin was removed, they were still meat!

Liu Xiaoli gently tapped Liu Yifei's nose with her finger. "Little glutton!"

Liu Yifei chuckled and shook her head.

The next day, Zhang Jizhong notified everyone and ordered that no one on set should discuss Liu Yifei's nationality online.

Huang Xiaoming lowered his head and thought for a moment, then understood. He originally wanted to comfort Liu Yifei, but it seemed that some people didn't want such troublesome things to bother her.

So when Liu Yifei arrived, he pretended not to know anything.

Yang Mi, standing to the side, glanced thoughtfully at the assistant director who had come to deliver the message.

After everyone had left, she ran over and tried to strike up a conversation with the assistant director, "Brother, why can't we discuss this?"

"Then don't worry about it. Anyway, this is what Producer Zhang said. Just remember it, saying it out loud could easily get you into trouble."

Yang Mi nonchalantly pursed her lips and said, "Oh, I see."

But after the assistant director left, she still whispered, "What could possibly happen..."