Chapter 507 Reject CNN
Sina Entertainment News

"Zhang Yimou was furious that the actress who "leaked" secrets in "The Flowers of War" was fired!"

"Lao Mouzi spent nothing on the location, and the 2000 million yuan set cost was paid by the local authorities."

"Christian Bale takes 100 million, and the schedule is a maximum of three months."

"Inside sources revealed that the crew did contact Leonardo, but Leonardo's salary starts at 2000 million US dollars."

"Plus, the popularity of 'Inception' has increased, and the price has only increased. In addition, if 'The Flowers of War' wants to truly restore history, it will also be very expensive, because the church girls in 'The Flowers of War' all come from wealthy families, and the LV bags they use are all custom-made."

Recently, a group of photos of the actresses of "The Flowers of War" training went viral online. Four actresses posted their photos on Weibo in a high-profile manner and were identified by the media as playing four of the "13 Flowers".

Lao Mouzi was furious and took ruthless action.

"The Flowers of War" has attracted much attention since the project was launched, one reason being that Zhang Yimou's brand is there.

The second reason is that the actress and the male lead are unclear and there are many different opinions.

Bale's 100 million is a good deal, but compared to Leon, Bale's global popularity is naturally incomparable.

After all, there are only a few people in Hollywood who can earn $2000 million for a film.

In China, Bale is even less comparable to Leon.

But at least it is on the rise and was nominated for an Oscar this year for "The Fighter".

Netizens joked about Zhang Yimou: If you want to find Leon, you can let Leonardo DiCaprio take action. Leon lost the bet to Leonardo DiCaprio and agreed to only take the film salary for the next movie without any share of the profits.

In fact, there is a reason why Zhang Yimou took such ruthless action.

At the beginning, Zhang Yimou made it clear that whoever of the girls who were interviewed in the Nan Jing secret training would be eliminated.

As a result, these four people dared to post photos of their training on Weibo. Isn't that blatantly crossing the red line?

Among them, He Jun's uncle Wang Xiaohua wanted to plead for his niece.

But there was no chance to meet Li Chen, so he could only find Yang Siwei.

"The company will not interfere with anything related to the production of The Flowers of War. This is Director Li's promise to Director Zhang. How could I possibly ask Director Zhang for help for my niece?"

"Every failure makes you wiser. There's nothing much to say about this matter. Please get out." Yang Siwei ordered him to leave.

"But Mr. Yang." Wang Xiaohua still wanted to take credit.

Yang Siwei interrupted without mercy: "No buts, don't think that you are a great contributor to the company just because you revealed some information. Without you, Zhang Weiping would still be in trouble!"

Wang Xiaohua looked embarrassed and left Yang Siwei's office in dejection.

Yang Siwei secretly spat: What the hell!
The box office gap between "If You Are the One 2" and "Cold War" is gradually widening.

After New Year's Day, the box office of "Cold War" has exceeded 2.5 million.

"If You Are the One 2" has already reached nearly 3.4 million.

Although "If You Are the One 2" beat "Cold War", the two Wangs were not overly excited.

After all, in the past year, Li Chen's "Passengers" and "Charlotte" were like two huge mountains pressing down on all production companies, making it difficult for them to breathe.

It is no exaggeration to say that Li Chen alone made a great contribution to the achievement of the 2010 billion box office target in .

This grand event has also attracted media attention around the world.

"CNN still wants to interview me?" Yang Siwei called to tell Li Chen this ridiculous news.

"Yes, boss. The other party has begged again and again. Please don't refuse. After all, you are the most respected director in the country."

"Stop trying to fool me. Refuse it for me. Don't report this to me again. I'm not Feng Xiaogang!"

When "Passengers" and "Earthquake" were box office hits, CNN invited Rongchen Pictures to interview Li Chen, but Li Chen declined.

Finally, I heard that he had to settle for the second best and interviewed Feng Xiaogang.

Feng Xiaogang happily talked about life with CNN on the set of If You Are the One 2.

But Li Chen remembered that CNN host Cafferty was full of shit during the broadcast of BJ's Olympic torch relay in San Francisco.

There was a popular saying at that time: "Don't be too CNN". I believe many people still remember it.

Why did Feng Xiaogang turn a blind eye to it?

As expected, the entertainment industry is a big melting pot. Some people are hypocritical and talk about charity but never mention their countrymen.

But when it comes to real money, it's fifty or one hundred thousand, which is not even as good as some second- or third-tier celebrities.

After all, I still like my wife the most.

"Why are you looking at me like that?" Miss Liu was getting pregnant, and her belly was growing like a balloon.

"Your eyes are so beautiful." Li Chen exclaimed sincerely. Miss Liu's eyes still maintain a purity that is almost extinct in the entertainment industry.

Unlike most men and women in the entertainment industry, who only care about money and fame.

"Am I only beautiful in my eyes?" Miss Liu asked shyly.

She was a little caught off guard by Li Chen's sudden compliment.

Li Chen laughed out loud, and suddenly remembered Zhang Yuqi's famous line in The Mermaid: "You are a treasure from head to toe!"

Before he finished speaking, Li Chen moved forward and the two of them kissed deeply in the living room as if no one was around.

The crew of If You Are the One 2 went to Taiwan for promotion, and Xu Fan made another shocking statement: All the actresses in the entertainment industry should like my husband. The product placement of If You Are the One 2 has been controversial. Compared with Feng Xiaogang's attitude of making money without doing anything, Li Chen and Jiang Wen are considered a breath of fresh air in the entertainment industry.

Both have the same attitude towards product placement.

But it does not rule out patch advertising.

Jiang Wen's "Bullet" has grossed over 600 million yuan, making him the second director to enter the 600 million club.

Netizens commented: From then on, Li Chen, Jiang Wen and Feng Xiaogang divided the world into three parts, and Leo alone occupied half of the box office chart.

Sina Entertainment News

"According to foreign media reports, the 61st Berlin Film Festival recently announced the second batch of films in the competition unit."

"In addition to the previously known "The Invisible Guest" directed by Li Chen, the new film "Time Traveler" by Chinese director Xue Xiaolu was also unexpectedly listed."

“Two directors from Beijing Film Academy will both be competing for the Golden Bear in February!”

The nomination of "Time Traveler" instantly became a hot topic.

"The directors from Beijing Film Academy are indeed worthy of their reputation."

"What's going on? Isn't there only one movie, The Invisible Guest? Why did Leo quietly move The Time Traveler to Berlin as well?"

"That's not the point. The point is why Berlin loves "Time Traveler", a romantic film that is said to be a must-see on Valentine's Day?"

“There is only one possibility, “Time Traveler” is more than just love.”

Compared to the amazement of netizens, although the Beijing Film Academy is still on holiday, the annual art examinations and registration for various departments have already started online.

The dean personally called Xue Xiaolu and blamed her for not informing him in advance about this matter.

He heard from others that she was shortlisted.

Xue Xiaolu did not dare to take credit for it and only said that it was the credit of Li Chen's script and she was just doing her job.

Yang Mi, Zhu Yawen, Reba and other students from Beijing Film Academy all sent text messages to Xue Xiaolu, and Yang Mi also called her.

"Congratulations to Teacher Xue. I wish Teacher Xue can defeat the senior and catch the bear." Yang Mi said mischievously.

Xue Xiaolu smiled and said, "Thank you. I don't dare to compete with Li Chen for the bear! He wrote the script."

"Teacher, don't be so modest. Next time there is such an opportunity, please consider me. I really look forward to listening to your teachings in person." Yang Mi felt sour in her heart but sweet in her mouth.

Xue Xiaolu smiled from ear to ear: "Okay, okay, I will definitely look for you next time. Li Chen's words are useless."

Yang Mi hung up the phone contentedly.

"I didn't expect that "Time Traveler" would be shortlisted for Berlin. If I had known, I would have chosen this drama. Even if I played a supporting role to Brother Xun, at least I could walk on the red carpet in Berlin." Yang Mi said with regret.

Zeng Jia laughed and said, "No one expected that 'Time Traveler' would be shortlisted for the Berlin Film Festival."

"Besides, you are the only female lead in "Low IQ Crime", and Tang Yan's role in "Time Traveler" can only be considered a supporting actress."

Yang Mi nodded and said, "That's true."

This time, the school rarely hung a banner in the school to congratulate Xue Xiaolu and Li Chen for being shortlisted for the Berlin Film Festival.

It is also for enrollment promotion.

As far as I can remember, this kind of thing only happened when Li Chen won the Palme d'Or and the Golden Lion, when the Bald King and Coach Jia captured the bear.

Compared with the school and Xue Xiaolu, the person involved.

The leading actors were also confused.

Zhou Xun called Li Chen directly.

"Director Li, even though I've "run away from home," you can't really treat me as an outsider. Even the lead actor like me doesn't know about this."

"Brother Xun, it's me. Li Chen is taking a shower. Don't say you don't know, I don't know either. Just now, Tangtang and Brother Chao also asked me if I knew about this." Liu Yifei answered the phone for Li Chen and started chatting with Zhou Xun.

"Oh, it's a pregnant woman. Never mind. For your sake, I'll forgive Director Li." Zhou Xun said with a smile. In fact, she made this call just to show her presence.

Let Li Chen not forget her.

Unexpectedly, she was shortlisted for the Berlin Film Festival. She and Deng Chao are the absolute leading actors. Doesn't that mean she has a chance of winning the Berlin Film Festival Best Actress award?

Deng Chao was even more excited than Zhou Xun. He walked back and forth in front of Sun Li, rubbing his hands, making Sun Li dizzy.

He missed the Venice Film Festival Best Actor award for "Pietà", and he doesn't want to miss the Berlin Film Festival Best Actor award for "A Time Traveler".

What's more, Berlin has always been fond of Chinese filmmakers, and this time there is no opponent like Zhang Manyu who is so strong that you will doubt your life.

Although Zhou Xun is also not weak, he is the absolute leading actor of "Time Traveler".

"Please sit down quickly. I know you are excited! How do you thank me? If I hadn't left Siwei, you might still be competing for the top spot in Huayi now." Sun Li joked with a smile.

Deng Chao also recalled the past and laughed: "You are my wife, what's the point of saying thank you or not? Don't I pay you with my body every night?"

"Get lost!" Sun Li cursed with a smile.

After Li Chen finished taking a shower, Miss Liu was still slurping up her nutritious meal.

"Brother Xun just called and complained that you forgot about her, a person who "ran away from home."

"And Mr. Han asked you to call him back." Miss Liu repeated all the missed calls like a tape recorder.

(End of this chapter)