Bright Era of China Entertainment

Today's weather is a bit gloomy, but it doesn't prevent traffic jams on the avenue that runs downstream.

Chu Xuan drove the car and followed the car ahead slowly, Liu Yifei sat on the co-pilot and looked out the window with her head tilted.

However, Concubine Liu Yi's eyes were a little dazed, she was obviously not looking at the scenery, but her mind was wandering.

"I'm thinking wildly again."

A voice floated over, Concubine Liu Yi gradually regained her senses, turned her head to look at Chu Xuan, and smiled.

The scene that was just filmed really made her have thoughts that she couldn't get around. Once she calmed down, she would think about something inexplicably.

She clearly knew that she would solve the matter with Chu Xuan, but before the matter was resolved, there would always be occasional worries in her heart.

She shook her head, dispelled all the distracting thoughts, and looked at Chu Xuan with her head tilted, her eyes were soft and beautiful, just looking at him like this, every time she was upset, seeing Chu Xuan would make her feel at ease.

Chu Xuan tilted his head and looked at her, seeing Concubine Liu Yi looking at him with deep love, he turned his head and continued to look at the road conditions, with a gentle smile on the corner of his mouth.

"You weren't like this before, why are you starting to think about things now?" he said.

Concubine Liu Yi pursed her lips, and said charmingly: "People are growing up, and when faced with things that can affect me, of course I have to think about it."

The corner of Chu Xuan's mouth raised slightly, he turned the steering wheel and drove the car into Donglin Bieyuan. He still remembered the first two years when he was still in the stage of first love. At that time, Concubine Liu Yi was really innocent, thinking and thinking about nothing.

But as Concubine Liu Yi said, people are growing up, and as they grow up, they start to think about some things. This is also normal, and it is also a stage that life must go through.

When she got home, Liu Xiaoli had already prepared dinner.

The family of three ate, Liu Xiaoli looked at her daughter and said, "I will celebrate your birthday at home the day after tomorrow. How about calling Chang Chang and Sister Hua over to celebrate your birthday?"

Concubine Liu Yi was startled, glanced at Chu Xuan, then at her mother, she came to her senses, and said happily, "That's right, the day after tomorrow is August 8, my 25th birthday!"

Chu Xuan smiled. He had communicated with his mother-in-law a few days ago. Since he and Concubine Liu Yi were still filming and they happened to be in the capital, this year Concubine Liu Yi's birthday invited Sister Hua and her friends to the house.

Suddenly hearing that the day after tomorrow is her birthday, Concubine Liu Yi seemed a little overjoyed, but said: "Why don't you go outside, Mom, you are very tired from cooking by yourself."

"What are you doing outside?" Liu Xiaoli shook her head and said, "I couldn't help it before, but now I'm at home. Mom has time, so I'll cook you a good meal the day after tomorrow."

Cooking a big meal is very tiring, but hearing what her mother said, Concubine Liu Yi stopped talking.

After a meal, the family of three watched TV for a while, and because they were going to participate in the film festival tomorrow, Chu Xuan and Concubine Liu Yi took the lead to go back to their room to rest.

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Beijing Film Festival is a film art festival organized by Beijing Film Academy and CCTV.

The school leaders and TV station leaders will serve as the organizing committee to judge the screened and shortlisted films.

This art festival is relatively small, and it is incomparable with the Golden Rooster, Golden Horse, and Golden Statue, and it has not developed into the later influential Beijing International Film Art Festival.

However, Beijing Film and CCTV still have considerable influence in China, and they have extensive network resources in all aspects.

Here, the audience may not know about this art festival, but many domestic professionals and filmmakers pay more attention to this art festival.

At the present stage, the works of many new directors, including the microfilms of six generations of directors like Jia Zhangke, have often come to this film festival to screen their works in recent years.

Today, August 8th is the day when this year's Beijing Film Festival starts, and it is also the first day of the opening ceremony.

Under Wang Jinhua's lobbying and under the review of the organizer, Brilliant Times Cinema is honored to be the venue for this year's Beijing Film Festival.

Brilliant Times, a super-large theater with more than a dozen halls and a total of more than 3000 seats, is not the largest in the country, but its advanced decoration design and novel interior layout are still unique in the country. For such a film festival In terms of quality, the grade is definitely enough, and even exceeds some standards.

Brilliant Times Cinema needs to borrow from the film festival to expand its reputation, and the film festival needs this luxurious theater to improve its style, and Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei are both people from Brilliant Times and outstanding students of Beijing Film Academy. The cooperation between the two can be considered a hit.

The sun is shining everywhere, in front of the cinema, there is a long red carpet, a car stops, and the guests step on the red carpet and walk up the steps of the cinema one by one, there are filmmakers, directors, film producers, There are also various movie stars, including Cheng Long and Zhang Ziyi.

It stands to reason that some big directors and superstars might look down on such a niche film festival, but some people are doing it to save face for the Beijing Film Academy, while others are doing it to save face for the Brilliant Times. decline.

The cinema is located in the business district, and passers-by are watching curiously.

Both sides of the red carpet were pulled by security belts by bodyguards. There were not many media reporters, but the spotlights were also flickering frequently.

Chu Xuan and Concubine Liu Yi got out of the car. One was wearing a black suit and the other was wearing a long white skirt. They walked on the red carpet, waved to the camera and the crowd, and walked into the theater.

"Miss Hua."

"Come on, I won't entertain at my own place, you go and play by yourself."

A lot of big directors and producers came to the film festival, and it was in Brilliant Times Cinema's own territory. Wang Jinhua also had the attitude of making friends and expanding contacts, chatting with these people.

Chu Xuan and Concubine Liu Yi found a seat with their names on it, and Chenglong happened to be next to them. They were also happier when they met Big Brother.

"Xuanzi, Sissy."

"Big brother."

Chu Xuan and Concubine Liu Yi smiled and sat down side by side.

Chenglong patted Chu Xuan's shoulder kindly, then squeezed Chu Xuan's shoulder gradually, and said: "Yes, it seems that there is usually exercise."

Chu Xuan smiled, and said: "I was in the big brother's production team the year before last. I am so ashamed of my big brother for helping me train. I finally got chest and abdominal muscles. I must not slack off. This is the dream of many men."

Concubine Liu Yi showed her face slightly, Chu Xuan's original figure was fine, but after being trained by the teachers of the Chengjia class during the crew of "New Police Story", although Chu Xuan is not an action actor, he has the qualities of an action actor The figure is also quite rare.

Chenglong was full of smiles, and he was quite satisfied with Chu Xuan's ability to maintain his figure. He suddenly hesitated, as if he was thinking about something, and said after a while: "Xuanzi, Qianqian, I have an idea, let's see if you have any ideas." not interested."

Chu Xuan and Concubine Liu Yi were taken aback. Brother Chenglong has an idea?Still related to them?filming?

At this moment, the opening ceremony of the film art festival had already begun, and the audience slowly fell silent.

Under the witness of the media holding cameras, the principal Zhang of the Beijing Film Academy and director Shen of CCTV and other leaders delivered speeches.

After listening for a while, Cheng Long lowered his voice and said: "I want to make a movie, action type, main scene, the investment is a bit big."

Chu Xuan and Concubine Liu Yi listened and nodded.

Action movies are closely related to Chenglong, and Chenglong seems to have never made a movie that is not an action movie. It only depends on whether it is the main scene or the main plot.

If it is the main scene, the investment of Chenglong Films is indeed a bit big, and an investment of [-] million is the foundation.

Cheng Long said: "Xuanzi, to tell you the truth, maybe you also know that my film performance has been declining in recent years, so I have been seeking changes."

Chu Xuan nodded, Chenglong's film performance is declining, this is a fact.

Whether it is "New Police Story" or "Myth", it is not considered a rush in terms of box office results, but it is a failure for Chenglong if the box office does not explode.

There is no way, Chenglong’s achievements in the past are too high. For a person who received a salary of 90 million U.S. dollars in the 2500s, the quality of his movies and the global box office performance can be imagined.

"But." Chenglong said: "The audience is fatigued, do you understand?"

Chu Xuan and Concubine Liu Yi knew that one person has been playing superheroes all the time, and the action routines have not changed much. It is normal for aesthetic fatigue, just like if the two of them have been playing the sadomasochism of "Sword" and "Sculpture", the audience will appreciate it sooner or later. Fatigue, not to mention that Chenglong has played the same type of roles for decades, so it is normal for the audience to feel fatigued.

Cheng Long said again: "So I have been wanting to cooperate with different actors in the past few years to improve their roles. One is that I can't move this is indeed the main reason, and the other is to break my previous habit of focusing on me from beginning to end. The film style of "New Police Story" and "Myth" is the same."

Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei nodded. Compared with the style of Chenglong's previous movies, "New Police Story" and "Mythology" are indeed different. Chenglong is no longer invincible from beginning to end, and they all join Chenglong's previous movies. elements of love.

Chu Xuan even believes that Chenglong is not good at emotional dramas about love. Many audiences said that the love in "Mythology" has hot eyes and does not feel like performing love. Maybe the age gap between Chenglong and Kim Hee-sun is too large, but In the final analysis, Chenglong was biased by the market, thinking that adding some love that audiences like to watch in the movie would improve the quality of the movie.

However, today's audiences do like to watch some gory things, but they also have to be divided.

A superhero who has been alone for decades suddenly fell in love, and the audience obviously didn't buy it.

Chenglong also made a self-summarization, saying: "Two consecutive movies have added love elements, and they were scolded by the audience. It seems that this road will not work."

Chu Xuan and Concubine Liu Yi smiled, but it's not easy to intervene in this kind of matter, so they didn't speak.

At this time, the film screening began, and "Hope" was screened at the opening ceremony, obviously behind the operation of Brilliant Times, Beijing Film Academy and CCTV.

But many people present came for "Hope" and wanted to see how this sci-fi micro-movie, which has been widely spread throughout the country, will be presented on the big screen.

The soundtrack of the movie "Dragon Mark" began to sound, and "Hope" also began to play.

Chenglong looked at the screen, ready to enjoy the sci-fi movie starring the two little guys next to him, and said, "So I want to make a pure action movie, but it must be different from the past."

Chu Xuan and Concubine Liu Yi also looked at the screen, but they were also listening to Chenglong's speech.

"My partner has never appeared as an actress, let alone an actor with a male and female pairing. I think that if you are my partner, and you are a couple, such a combination should be attractive." Cheng Long said.

Chu Xuan and Concubine Liu Yi raised their eyebrows and looked at each other with interest.

With Chenglong's previous movie style, if the two of them can form a partner with Chenglong, such a combination seems to be a bit attractive.

The audience is tired of watching Chenglong show off his might alone, so what if the three of them show off their might together?If you add a bit of the original comedy elements in Chenglong's previous movies, it seems a bit interesting.

At this moment, Chu Xuan and Concubine Liu Yi also somewhat understood Chenglong's purpose.

There are two main reasons why Chenglong wanted to find them to make a movie, one is to value their popularity, and the other is to value their particularity as a superstar couple.

Apart from the two of them, there is no one else in the entertainment industry who are top-tier couple stars.

As they expected, Chenglong thought so.

In terms of popularity, he doesn't lose to anyone, or in other words, few people can match him in terms of popularity.

But the problem is that popularity does not equal box office appeal, which can be proved by his two consecutive movies that are not high box office results.

Chu Xuan and Concubine Liu Yi have not starred in movies as men and women, so if they star in a movie together with him, with the current super popularity of Chu Xuan and Concubine Liu Yi, without the starring movie masterpieces, the box office results are OK. expected.

At this moment, a small exclamation came from the scene. Chenglong saw the special effects scene of "Hope" on the big screen, and the big special effects of the half of the continent tilting to the bottom of the sea, in Chenglong's eyes, it was not inferior to Hollywood. .

Chenglong knew that this was a movie produced by Brilliant Times Film and Television, which made Chenglong's eyes brighten slightly, and his heart became more certain.

Returning to the mainland from Hollywood is the beginning of his decline from the peak.

However, no one wants to come down from the top, and neither does he.

In the past few years, he has been seeking changes and wanted to return to Hollywood, but it was obviously a failure.

He has been in Hollywood for many years, and he has a channel to release movies around the world, but whether it is "New Police Story" or "Myth", they can only be released in Asia at most, but they are rejected by distributors in North America and Europe.

The main reason is that the box office of these two films in Asia is not satisfactory. Hollywood believes that the release of these two films is very risky, and they can't even earn back the cost of publicity and distribution, let alone arrange the films.

The domestic theaters are the king, and the foreign distributors are the bosses. Being rejected by the distributors, Chenglong has no choice but to think about how to improve the box office of his films in Asia.

As for the entire Asian box office, although the domestic market is not a big deal in the world at present, it seems to be the largest country in the entire Asian box office market.

Therefore, it is not so much a matter of increasing the box office of a movie in Asia, but rather a matter of how to increase the box office of a movie in China.

After thinking about it, he had the idea of ​​returning to the pure comedy action movies in the past, but he couldn't move it anymore, and this must add novel elements.

And he found this novel element, namely Chu Xuan and Concubine Liu Yi.

The popularity has exploded, and the status of a beautiful couple that has attracted the attention of the whole country has made these two little guys very unique in the entertainment industry, so they have attracted more people's attention.

He can't fight anymore, so he can let Chu Xuan and Concubine Liu Yi fight.

With his popularity, coupled with this novel and super popular combination, he felt that he was already very interesting as an actor.

At this time, a small "haha" laughter came from the scene.

Chenglong took a look and saw Concubine Liu Yi kicking Chu Xuan away, he couldn't help raising the corners of his mouth. Based on the impression that these two little guys are very affectionate, it's really interesting to watch this scene with a filter.

Wouldn't it be funnier if they did an action comedy?

Chenglong thought about it, and he had a sense of the picture, and the special effects on the screen that were not inferior to Hollywood also strengthened his heart. This proves that the film and television production capabilities of the bright era are of high standards.

Chenglong couldn't help saying: "If you are allowed to be the heroine and heroine with me, then I can't just cooperate with Xiangjiang's company, otherwise this matter will be very difficult, and you should understand the reason."

The two people who were immersed in the movie first heard Chenglong speak again, Chu Xuan and Concubine Liu Yi froze for a moment, then nodded immediately.

The Xiangjiang film circle is quite exclusive. When he starred in "New Police Story", Chu Xuan was backed by the Huayi Brothers who often collaborated with Yinghuang. Concubine Liu Yi finally contributed to the cooperation between the two parties because Liu Xiaoli devoted a lot of resources in music.

Although Brilliant Times is very good on the mainland, it is not enough to watch in front of those established companies in Xiangjiang, especially in terms of movies. If Chenglong really wants to make a movie, and it is controlled by the entertainment company on the side of Xiangjiang, then the two of them If you want to participate in the show, and it's still a hero and heroine, it will be very troublesome.

Even with the help of Sister Hua, the price paid is definitely quite high.

"Let Yinghuang and Brilliant Times cooperate to make a joint venture film. Brilliant Times will solve the mainland theater and post-production, and Yinghuang and I will solve the shooting and global release. This problem will be solved." Chenglong said.

"Global release?" Chu Xuan and Concubine Liu Yi were startled.

Chenglong's sudden words made their voices a little louder, causing nearby actors and friends to look at it one after another, or because of the word "global release", they thought that Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei had some kind of cooperation with Chenglong, and they were suspicious for a while. There is also envy.

"Brother, tell me what movie to make first, we are still at a loss." Chu Xuan couldn't help laughing, and Concubine Liu Yi nodded repeatedly.

"Create an original comedy action movie. The three of us fight bad guys. The story line should be simpler and not so complicated. This is my initial idea." Cheng Long said.

"I'm going to film "The King of Kung Fu" right now. After the filming is over, I'll go to your company to talk about it in detail. As long as you are willing to cooperate with Big Brother, I think this matter will be fine." Cheng Long said again.

Chu Xuan and Concubine Liu Yi glanced at each other. It turned out that Chenglong's idea was just a preliminary plan, but even so, they were still honored and interested in Chenglong's initiative.

"It's our honor to be able to cooperate with big brother. We also happen to have the idea of ​​making a movie. When you finish your work, big brother, you can contact us at any time. We will also hear what super blockbuster you want to make." Chu Xuan smiled, and Liu Yifei slightly exhibited Yan.

"Okay, I've wanted to work with you again for a long time." Chenglong nodded, and "Hope" had finished playing, and he applauded along with the audience: "Good acting, the audience may only see the special effects screen, But your performance is also a plus, especially Sissy, who is improving so fast."

Concubine Liu Yi looks sweet, and she is still very happy with the praise from her seniors.

At this moment, a staff member came over and glanced at Chu Xuan and Concubine Liu Yi.

Chu Xuan and Concubine Liu Yi understood, ready to get up and said: "Brother, we are going to the back pick, see you later."

Cheng Long knew about the films being screened, and the main creators had exclusive interviews. He nodded and said, "Then let's make an appointment for now."

"OK." Concubine Liu Yi made an "OK" gesture, then walked out of the seat with Chu Xuan, and went backstage to prepare for the interview.