I'm not mentally ill, I'm a master of a thousand faces!

Chapter 386, Ip Man is about to be released.

When all the results are in.

The upheavals within the industry need not be elaborated upon.

Actually, there was a surprise on the female character side as well, with Liu Qianqian, who was compared to Chen Haohao and Lin Qingru.

The star power isn't quite there.

Her acting skills were somewhat lacking, but she still managed to land the role successfully.

But Li Yun wasn't surprised by this.

It even felt somewhat natural.

Because she's the prettiest.

Appearance is also a powerful weapon for actors.

In Li Yun's eyes, Liu Qianqian's Diao Chan was much more beautiful than Lin Qingru's or Chen Haohao's.

Although it is said that beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

That's just expressing one's own subjective opinion.

But Li Yun's subjective opinion is that Liu Qianqian's youth belonged to her at her peak, and she was simply beautiful.

Very beautiful.

At least Li Yun felt it was well-deserved.

There was even a hint of joy in it, thinking that the person she was acting opposite was her.

Li Yun also felt a genuine sense of joy.

joy.

Just as Li Yun was about to call and congratulate her, Liu Qianqian sent him a QQ message.

"Yay! I'm Diao Chan now!"

"Congratulations! But this isn't the kind of leading lady role you like."

Diao Chan is indeed not a typical female protagonist in the conventional sense, and even compared to the Qiao sisters, she is slightly less charming in terms of appearance.

Diao Chan's label is very simple: the most beautiful woman.

She seduced heroes, making them do everything for her.

He would risk his life for her.

Among the female characters in the Three Kingdoms series, Diao Chan is undoubtedly the most charming.

Therefore, Chen Haohao and Lin Qingru are two queens of TV dramas.

They wanted to prove their charm through Diao Chan.

The charm of being a woman.

They both wanted to argue that they were more beautiful and more charming than the other.

But unexpectedly, Liu Qianqian, who suddenly appeared out of nowhere, snatched the prize away.

Neither of them could have imagined it.

"Whether or not a character is a leading lady has nothing to do with the role, but with the actress. Isn't the Three Kingdoms a story about heroes? Heroes can be both men and women, right? I can do it too. I can find a charm that others can't find. This is the lesson you taught me, Brother Li."

This is true.

The charm of a character lies in the script, as well as in each actor's performance style; the differences between these styles create different charms for the characters.

Liu Qianqian believed, or rather, was confident, that she could truly possess her own charm as Diao Chan.

She doesn't deny that beauty is a wonderful thing for a woman.

But at least.

On my appearance, which I am so proud of.

I can give this character a deeper level of charm.

Her charm is second to none.

That's quite interesting, isn't it?

At this moment, Liu Qianqian spoke on the other side.

When we started filming.

You can practice first. Since you live so close by, you'll have an advantage over others in getting a feel for the character.

Li Yun only gave one answer.

OK.

The feeling between Diao Chan and Lü Bu.

The buzz surrounding the new Three Kingdoms continues, and the decision to begin filming will be made once the entire cast is finalized.

The production team had already started working on it at this point.

Once all the groups are ready, this grand feast from the late Eastern Han Dynasty will begin.

We'll meet at Hengdian World Studios in about a month.

During this period, Li Yun will also be starring in a commercial film.

Ip Man.

Master Ye, who excels at attacking the bottom lane.

A grandmaster of martial arts, a martial arts master of his generation.

His movie will also be released.

During this period, there has been a lot of publicity and promotion. Although it was often overshadowed by "The Warlords", Donnie Yen's reputation is not to be underestimated.

It also has its own box office appeal and a fixed audience.

A Hong Kong-style kung fu film featuring real people and real fighting.

What they possess is their own fixed audience.

Chinese martial arts, Wing Chun, Ip Man, Grandmaster.

When these words are combined together.

They did indeed generate some interesting buzz.

The public opinion surrounding this hot topic is both positive and negative, and there are also many comments pointing out its shortcomings. Is this just a case of profiting from patriotism?

National essence, martial arts.

Its reputation on the mainland has become mixed.

From the Qigong masters of yesteryear.

Furthermore, the performances of martial arts masters on some of today's messy TV programs are indeed questionable.

How come your weak punches can take on twenty people at once?

Are you fighting in underground boxing?

"There's a saying on the internet these days that goes, 'Being infamous is still being famous.' It seems that this Ip Man is probably following this path. Using martial arts as a gimmick can easily backfire." At this moment, Chen Kexin also paid a little attention to Ye Weixin's Ip Man.

At this very moment, the other side of the "Blood Brothers" movement also began discussing the movie "Ip Man".

The main creators here all agree.

This is a low-budget version of the Warlords.

A lower-budget cast and a lower-budget marketing campaign.

A more accessible and straightforward storyline.

Yes, from this perspective, it's quite simple and straightforward.

For experienced moviegoers, they can tell what the plot is going to be like just by looking at the promotional materials.

The invincible Wing Chun style is going to crush the Japanese devils.

The essence of Chinese culture is about to unleash its power.

It's become a routine, and such routines are nothing new to today's audiences.

Chen Kexin felt that she would never film such a clichéd script again.

It's so tacky that it's almost laughable.

Of course, Chen Kexin didn't think the movie's box office performance would be too bad. He still acknowledged the skill of Donnie Yen and his team of martial arts instructors.

Especially Donnie Yen; if he had chosen to go to Hollywood back then, he would be on par with the Kung Fu Emperor now.

It can only be said that the times did not choose him to become a hero.

Or it could be that he chose the wrong answer, which led to the result.

In some ways, choice is more important than effort.

The cast is formidable, featuring a veteran actor in dramatic scenes and a rising star.

New star.

It used to be often used to describe those dazzling newcomers.

Li Yun's image and status in the Hong Kong entertainment circle are that of a rising star actor.

Acting skills, star power, and influence should all be considered together.

That's the kind of status Li Yun holds in Hong Kong's social circles.

His acting skills are indeed quite good.

However, the Xiangjiang Circle is a rather exclusive circle.

Often, influence is only recognized within one's own circle; your influence in external circles is not very meaningful.

Of course, this "outer circle" does not refer to Hollywood.

Hollywood's achievements hold universal value in the global film industry.

Joking aside, let's not make fun of Hollywood.

Hollywood's influence is undeniable.

It serves as a passport to the Hollywood circle and is useful anywhere in the country.

Like Jet Li, achievements in Hollywood are the best passport.

So the current situation is that the Warlords team has a superstar, a former number one handsome man in Asia, and one of the Four Heavenly Kings.

On the other hand, Ip Man's side uses the negative label of "national essence" to describe his work.

It has a positive label of being real and genuine.

And there's also the guidance of a movie star.

Judging from their strength on paper...

They weren't even considered rivals, and they were even unlucky enough to clash in the same action genre.

However, they crashed.

The unlucky one was Ip Man.

With my lineup and the reputation of the Kung Fu Emperor, I don't know how this project can possibly lose. Or maybe this was a project that couldn't be lost anyway.

The lineup is just too strong.

It's a definite box office champion.

However, while the director was full of confidence, the producers and distributors were still under some pressure.

Putting aside other things.

Li Lianjie is just too expensive.

As a renowned kung fu emperor.

He is not without disadvantages.

His biggest disadvantage is his shockingly high salary.

One billion.

Anyone who didn't know better would think it was money laundering.

"Your budget is really generous, isn't it? You can even afford to spend a hundred million on a Hollywood actor. It seems you do have some respect for Hollywood."

Inside Huaying, Wang Ming was giving his opponent a sarcastic and mocking look.

This woman, with her elegant appearance and demeanor, looked to be no more than 35 years old.

That's Wang Chen's biggest internal competitor.

The next candidate for president of Huaying Film Studio is also the person who will decide the overall direction of Huaying Film Studio's future.

The two belonged to different factions; one was in charge of foreign investment, and the other was in charge of domestic investment. Although they held similar positions, their vastly different paths led to disagreements and conflicts that almost escalated into a full-blown business war.

Fortunately, both were respectable people, and the conflict was not escalated further.

But what cannot be denied is that...

The two are absolutely incompatible, unable to tolerate each other in their own worlds.

Xie Qingya looked at Wang Chen indifferently and said, "Mr. Wang, you don't need to worry about that. Even if I spend a fortune to buy a horse's bones, it's none of your business."

"It's nothing, it's nothing. I was just thinking, Miss Xie, if you're really interested in Hollywood projects, you can join our department. Our department is always open, you're welcome."

Wang Chen said with a half-smile, "Compared to this kung fu emperor who returned from Hollywood, don't we, the people of Hollywood, have a much better artistic atmosphere?"

The two have engaged in countless verbal battles, and this was just one of them.

However, overall...

Inside Huada Film & Television.

Wang Chen has a much stronger voice than Xie Qingya.

They are basically in a state of being suppressed in every aspect.

after all.

When it comes to performance, Xie Qingya is undeniably weaker than Wang Chen.

The profit margin of business units investing internally is far lower than that of departments that invest externally.

Even if it's a company that's half state-owned, its performance should still be respected to the greatest extent possible.

Even if Xie Qingya was unhappy about this, if she really wanted to say something to refute Wang Chen...

And there's really no way to refute it.

Is he a comprador?

However, the domestic support for the film industry is actually quite substantial.

It's true that they haven't been able to produce any results.

I really can't convince others with my abilities.

Therefore, the allocation of resources and the advantages of the president's position for him are quite objective.

"Wang Chen, Wang Chen, don't you understand what it means to learn from the barbarians to subdue them? You believe that the art those foreign devils brought you can take you to the pinnacle of Huaying, but I'd rather believe that when we learn their advanced technology, we can catch up with and surpass them."

This is also why Xie Qingya was willing to use cash to buy horse bones and allocate so many resources to Li Lianjie.

He even had almost half of a movie's budget allocated to him.

Let's give him some money as payment.

"You're planning to laugh at me? Then I'll show you how we win." Xie Qingya said, banging on the table.

She didn't care about any of the movies released during this period.

Including that Ip Man.

An old-fashioned man who chose the wrong path back then, carrying his old-fashioned ideas, a director who can only make formulaic police and gangster films, and an actor with little box office appeal.

If they're really using that as a selling point, then it's real fighting.

Even Shaw Brothers didn't do this back then.

The times have changed.

This time, they even added the gimmick of traditional Chinese martial arts.

Do you really not know what the reputation of Chinese martial arts is like now?

Of course, Xie Qingya did not consider Ip Man as her opponent.

This time, the only opponent in this pledge of allegiance is oneself.

Or rather, they are the robbers who have plundered wealth from mainland China and Hong Kong throughout the history of Hollywood.

"Learn from the barbarians to subdue them." The works I produce using your techniques will give a strong boost to the domestic entertainment and cinema industry.

We are not afraid of them.

I'm not afraid of you.

Let me show you what a truly excellent work looks like.

The release and promotion of Ip Man were all handled in Hong Kong.

At this time, Li Yun had already booked his plane ticket to Hong Kong.

This is my first time starring in a purely commercial production.

As a director, and as the lead actor.

Commercial films are different from other things; there is only one factor to judge their success.

That is the box office performance.

That is the rate of return.

Perhaps this is what it means to return to the essence of the film and entertainment industry; this place is a marketplace of fame and fortune.

He wants both fame and fortune.

That's the most important thing about this place.

Everything depends on the box office.

Profitability.

"I will put your name in the director's column when the film is released, regardless of whether it is accepted by the audience or not, because it is a film we created together."

"Thank you for your trouble."

This means that Li Yun not only receives a salary for acting, but also his own share of the director's commission.

The directors' circle is very meticulous, and they have a share of the box office revenue.

Ye Weixin appeared quite nonchalant about this, and didn't even have high expectations for the box office.

There wasn't much of a sense of pressure before the film's release as I spoke with Li Yun on the phone.

This isn't because it seems more like his passion for real fighting and traditional Chinese martial arts; if he were truly only after profit, he wouldn't be here clashing with the schedule of "The Warlords."

Instead, they will choose to temporarily avoid confrontation.

But he didn't do that.

Maybe I was still a bit impulsive.

Back then, everyone's assessment of Donnie Yen and Jet Li's fates was one of pity.

If Donnie Yen had gone to Hollywood back then, would his fate have been different?

But Ye Weixin felt...

Hollywood, no matter how good it is, it still belongs to someone else.

(End of this chapter)