Huayu: As a child star, I just want to be famous

Chapter 571 Death List (5K)

Kunming, the filming location of "Lost in Thailand".

Ning Hao, Xu Zheng and Huang Bo sat together and talked about the ban on Chen Linfeng.

This is really the biggest thing in the circle recently.

Although people outside the circle don’t know much, they are really paying attention to the whole process.

Xu Zheng exclaimed, "I've met Director Chen before and I thought he had a nice personality, but I didn't know he was so generous and would do it back twice as hard if he got screwed once."

Ning Hao said, "Director Chen is like this. It's okay to laugh and joke around as much as you want, just don't provoke him."

Huang Bo was shocked. "Wu Yusen, Cai Songlin, Zhu Yanping, Chen Guofu, these four people plus a bunch of bosses around them, ended up causing a moderate impact on Director Chen. Instead, he just fought back and got beaten like this. Director Chen's power is a bit too great."

"This is normal," Ning Hao said, "Although we are much older than him, he became famous earlier than us and has accumulated a lot of experience."

He sighed and said, "When I compare myself to him, I always feel like I have wasted all these years."

As a director with dreams and ambitions, Ning Hao actually has an idea, which is to devote as much as possible to training new directors.

He has been thinking about this matter ever since he became successful.

A few years ago, he thought about discovering new talents by supporting film festivals, but the results were not very significant.

Two years ago, he began to think about changing his mindset and perhaps reaching out to and nurturing talented young people himself.

Especially you can start with your younger classmates in school.

Then, I heard about Chen Linfeng’s teaching style.

"..."

It feels like this person really is the one who can always get ahead of his peers in everything.

Now that the Hong Kong and Taiwan circles have attacked Chen Linfeng, it is tantamount to indirectly proving the effectiveness of his training of new talents.

This made Ning Hao feel a little disappointed, as if he had missed something.

The other two didn't pay much attention to Ning Hao's sensitive emotions.

"If you've been here in vain, then our visit is even more in vain," Huang Bo shook his head, "It's better not to compare ourselves with this kind of person. We can't compare with him."

"I'm actually quite confused," Xu Zheng said, "Such a big incident happened this time, but the higher-ups didn't care. Aren't they afraid that the other side will cause trouble?"

"Director Chen has someone above him," Ning Hao explained. "He has already registered with the senior leaders. His status may be higher than Director Zhang's."

"And there are actually quite a few big guys in the Hong Kong and Taiwan circles. They either have a good relationship with Chen Linfeng or don't want to provoke him, so there's no trouble at all. Do you think this is still 20 years ago?"

"Right,"

Xu Zheng nodded, that's the truth.

"As for the ban Director Chen mentioned, does it mean we really won't cooperate with those people in the future?" Huang Bo asked.

"What else?" Ning Hao asked, "Do you also want to try Director Chen's backhand slap?"

Huang Bo shuddered and shook his head quickly, "I didn't say that."

"Once the ban was announced, everyone responded,"

Xu Zheng said with envy, "Director Chen is really impressive this time. He used the heads of people from the Hong Kong and Taiwan circles to establish his authority. Who in the circle won't be in awe of him in the future?"

……

"Damn, these people were born in Hong Kong and Taiwan. They used to be so bossy in front of us, but now they are so cowardly in front of Xiao Chen."

Unlike young filmmakers who don’t have many ideas, at most they think Chen Linfeng is impressive.

People in the Beijing circle felt that something was not right.

By doing this, Xiao Chen really acted like the leader of the underworld.

There is a feeling that the country is changing hands and the old is being replaced by the new.

You have to think so.

In the past, it was usually the Beijing circle that did the banning, but this time it was outsiders who did it, and they just felt a little uncomfortable.

Ye Daying particularly hates those cowards in Hong Kong and Taiwan. Faced with such unreasonable ban by Xiao Chen, can't he have any reaction?
Just obey as a matter of course?
Why don’t you dare to fight with Xiao Chen?
"It's not like there was no reaction," Feng Xiaogang said. "The association in Hong Kong Island came out to persuade them, saying that peace is the most important thing."

"and then?"

"And then? Nothing happened."

"Fuck, you might as well just keep silent." Ye Daying was so angry that he couldn't help but swear.

"What a bunch of idiots!"

"Okay," Wang Shuo advised, "Little Chen has been so powerful for so many years, you know that, why get angry now?"

Besides, they had taken the initiative to explain to Xiao Chen before, but no one came out to say that the boss didn't need to explain.

"Actually, Xiao Chen is the same. It's just a small matter. Why make such a big fuss about it?"

Wang Zhonglei seemed a little aggrieved.

In fact, he just hated that he was not the one in the limelight.

"That's not the case. Training new directors is one of Xiao Chen's major strategies for the next few years. It's normal for the other party to want to hit the vital points and retaliate."

Zheng Xiaolong was dissatisfied, "Gangzi, why do you always speak for outsiders?"

"Why am I speaking for outsiders?"

"Aren't you speaking for others?"

"You might as well make your words clearer."

The two began to argue.

"Okay, let's talk about business, why are you arguing?" Wang Shuo interrupted them impatiently.

"Are we sure we won't cooperate with those people?" Wang Zhonglei asked.

Although Huayi responded to the initiative, they were the ones who least wanted to completely cut off ties with that side.

How can you take what is said on the spot seriously?

The whole audience was silent for a moment.

"Is it necessary to go against Xiao Chen for those people?"

After a long while, I didn't know who replied.

"But we can't be too obedient, otherwise what will we become?"

Ye Daying looked at him strangely, "Aren't you afraid of being punished for emission reduction?"

"How to lose weight, he Xiao Chen and...wait, I understand."

Wang Zhonglei realized that Xiao Chen came here purely to establish his authority, and if anyone dared to interfere, they would definitely be targeted.

And Xiao Chen really has the means to make those who try to get it suffer a great loss. Maoyan’s emission reduction stick is not for show.

No wonder he looked for the cinema in advance before finding us.

He couldn't help but sigh, "This is really well prepared, and he has to kill with all his strength."

“Need I say more? Anyone who can ban others generally has the power to ensure implementation. Otherwise, wouldn’t that be slapping themselves in the face?” Ye Daying spread his hands.

In fact, this is what annoyed him. Faced with the rumors of a ban, they in the Beijing circle have to listen to it whether they want to or not.

There is simply no ability to resist.

This is what is called impotent rage.

"How did we become like this?"

Wang Zhongjun didn't say a word the whole time. He had already seen the current situation clearly.

Huayi has gone from being the only dominant player to now having to follow the lead of others.

It is obvious that they are still the "No. 1 film and television company in mainland China" with the highest market value.

However, their voice in the circle has begun to lag far behind.

Along with Huayi’s voice declining, the Beijing circle is also losing its voice. The two are actually two sides of the same coin.

"Mad Cinemas is so important that we should have taken it seriously earlier." Wang Zhonglei suddenly said.

There was another moment of silence.

It’s too late to pay attention now.

……

As for Wu Yusen himself, he felt that he was not on the banned list because his influence was great enough and the other party did not want to suffer losses on both sides.

However, bystanders do not think so, they see the gap between the two more clearly.

This is especially true after knowing that no one in the film and television circles, whether large or small, such as the Beijing circle, Shanghai circle, and Northwest circle, has questioned or challenged Director Chen's ban.

At the Yanjing Huairou Film and Television Base, some people are worried about this.

Huang Xiaoming asked worriedly, "Director Chen is not planning to wait for our film The Crossing to be released and then launch a precise attack, or soft-ban it, right?"

He knew this junior's temperament better than anyone else and would definitely not let him go.

"No... no way,"

Zhang Ziyi was shocked. What she feared was coming true. She had just been pulled up by "The Grandmaster" and it would be too tragic if she was sunk again by "The Crossing".

After the ink-throwing incident, she experienced several years of wasted time and she never wanted to suffer that kind of life again.

"Anyway, from a strength perspective, it's definitely possible."

Chen Linfeng is the only one who dominates the domestic Chinese market now.

Except for the Spring Festival period when the box office is big enough, anyone who sees Director Chen’s movies will have to avoid them during other periods.

But if he were to run into a movie on his own initiative, it would be easy for him to ruin it.

Tong Dawei interjected, "The ability is definitely enough, but I don't think Director Chen would do that."

"What?"

“There’s no need for that. When Director Wu was filming Red Cliff, Director Chen almost let the Red Cliff project fail just by saying he wouldn’t watch the movie.

With Director Chen's current prestige, if he says one more thing, even though our film has already started shooting, it will definitely come to an end."

Tong Dawei tapped the table lightly, "There's no need for people to wait until your movie is released before attacking you." "Yeah, that makes sense."

How does his junior plan to take revenge on Wu Yusen?

Huang Xiaoming absolutely didn't believe that his junior would stop at Wu Yusen.

Just kidding, anyone who is close to him knows that Director Chen has a vengeful personality.

As Huang Xiaoming thought about it, his face gradually turned pale, and he had a terrible guess.

"You think Director Chen wouldn't know about the situation of The Crossing and then think from the bottom of his heart that our movie is not good, right?"

Otherwise, it cannot explain why he did not immediately retaliate and ban Wu Yusen.

Only by killing him and destroying his heart can you make him stop temporarily, just like Zhang Mazi in "Let the Bullets Fly".

Knowing that Director Chen liked this movie, Huang Xiaoming has also watched it many times.

"No...no way." Zhang Ziyi's voice changed because of fear.

This was even more terrifying than she had ever imagined.

Tong Dawei swallowed his saliva. This time he couldn't think of anything to refute.

There is a basic theorem known – Director Chen is narrow-minded.

We also know that he has temporarily stopped and has not retaliated against Wu Yusen, and has not taken any targeted measures against the movie "The Crossing".

So, may I ask, why is this happening?
Mad, the answer to this question is a bit scary!

The three of them were frightened by this terrible speculation. Why on earth did we have to take on this role?

Why are my hands so cheap!

……

Chen Linfeng paid a little more attention to the domestic situation for a few days. Seeing that no one jumped out and there were no unexpected situations, he relaxed his observation a little.

On August 8, the 28th Venice Film Festival opened.

This year marks the 10th edition of the event. Compared with other years, its scale is much larger and the organizing committee attaches more importance to it.

As early as the first half of the year, the president of the film festival, Alberto, called him and invited him to participate.

At that time, I was unsure whether I would be available, so I could only wait and see. Now that I’m filming in Europe, I can no longer refuse.

As the 70th film festival, the official also shot a documentary looking back on the past 70 years, in the form of a collection of short stories called "Venice 70th Anniversary: ​​Restarting the Future".

Many well-known directors were invited to direct the film, including Jia Zhangke and Chen Kexin.

Chen Linfeng did not get involved. He no longer needed to increase his reputation in this way.

In other words, his presence should be indispensable in the short films of those directors.

After all, he is the youngest winner of the Golden Lion Award, which is worth mentioning.

Another special thing this year is that Jiang Wen serves as a judge on the jury of the main competition unit.

No one was seen when we first walked on the red carpet, but not long after we entered the venue, Jiang Wen came over on his own initiative, with Zhou Yun following him.

"Why didn't my sister-in-law come this time?"

Chen Linfeng waved his hand, "Don't mention it, I'm staying at home."

"I don't know where she read it, but she said people don't like female celebrities who try to force their way onto the red carpet. Neither of us had any works on display this time, so she wasn't happy to come."

It’s a pity that there’s still some finishing work to be done for “Now You See Me”, otherwise it could have been promoted a little through the film festival.

"Xixi still has this concern?"

Jiang Wen laughed and said, "She is already an international star, why should she be afraid of this?"

"It's better to be cautious. Too much exposure won't do any good for actors."

"You two," Zhou Yun couldn't help but shook her head, "Needless to say, Xixi must have learned it from you."

"You know what," Jiang Wen said, "My brother, your idea is correct. I don't like those stars who jump too much."

The three of them chatted as they walked, and then naturally found a place to sit together.

As soon as he sat down, Jiang Wen couldn't help but ask, "What happened recently? It was quite serious."

Although Jiang Wen is considered to be from the Beijing circle, Hong Kong capital has always been optimistic about him and therefore they are quite close.

Among the people involved, there were no friends of his, but there were friends of his friends, so he heard a lot of rumors.

Zhou Yun couldn't help but look over. This was truly the biggest news in the circle this year.

"Nothing. There are a few people who don't want me to teach students or promote new directors. They want to make trouble. I can only tell them not to interfere."

"Tsk, you're really brave."

Jiang Wen was shocked. This was really provoking the emperor.

He knew how much Xiao Chen cared about those young people. He gave them the script as soon as he asked. This was not ordinary treatment.

"They are not brave. To put it bluntly, they still look down on us and think that mainlanders have good tempers and it's okay to provoke them. So I will let them know and tell them not to hold on to the same mentality as they did ten or twenty years ago."

Jiang Wen nodded and said nothing.

He has always had a high status in the circle and has never encountered any situation of being looked down upon.

But he more or less knew some of the practices of the people over there.

In a sense, it was a good thing that Xiao Chen was so reckless.

Chen Linfeng didn't like to continue talking about this topic, mainly because people kept asking him about it during this period, and he was annoyed by it.

"Brother Jiang, among the films shortlisted for this year's film festival, are there any good domestic films?"

I was busy before and didn’t go out of my way to find out, so it’s better to ask the judges directly on the spot.

"There's only one movie from Taiwan that was nominated. How can it be so good? There's nothing to choose from."

Jiang Wen shook his head. In the past two years, the country has paid less and less attention to the three major European countries.

Especially in the mainland, the new generation of directors would rather make commercial films, but directors from Hong Kong and Taiwan always try this.

The media and public attention has also decreased a lot, as if since Lao Zhang and Xiao Chen won the Grand Slam, everything has been accomplished.

"I have nothing to do with this."

Chen Linfeng is not to blame. He never won a Grand Slam in his previous life, and the country's attention to the top three European tournaments is still declining year by year.

This is called the general trend.

On the stage, the president of the film festival was looking back with deep emotion on the history of Venice over the past few years.

The two stopped chatting temporarily.

Following tonight's opening film, there will be an official documentary.

Chen Linfeng took a look and found that he had quite a lot of roles.

Several directors have made documentary shorts that review famous masters from the past at the Venice Film Festival.

As a result, we saw him appear in several films.

Jiang Wen opened his mouth and said, "Your treatment is really not low. They treat you like a big shot."

Normally we have a close relationship and don't pay much attention to it, but think about it, he has won many film festivals and has two films in the top ten in film history, doesn't that really have the flavor of a master?

Chen Linfeng waved his hand, "This is nothing."

He said it from the bottom of his heart. Now, 12 billion can make it into the top ten in film history, but in a few years, that may not be the case.

This position is not secure at all, I still have to keep working hard.

Jiang Wen said sourly, "When the other two companies celebrate their anniversary next time, your treatment will definitely not be low.

The Grand Slam is great, all the film festival officials treat you as their own people."

"I seem to smell something sour." Chen Linfeng rolled his eyes.

He looked sincere, as if he was sincerely suggesting, "You can actually try to hit the Grand Slam. It's very exciting, really."

"I don't believe you." This time it was Jiang Wen's turn to roll his eyes.

The opening film screening was over and we had to go back to the hotel for the second half.

Upon learning that Chen Linfeng would attend the opening ceremony, the cocktail party for domestic filmmakers that was supposed to be held earlier was postponed to today.

No one thinks there is anything unreasonable about everyone postponing their work just to wait for one person.

This one deserves it.

This time, Sissi came along.

"There are so few people coming from China this time. I feel like I don't know many of them." Liu Qianqian looked around and said.

“Only one film from Wandao was shortlisted for the main competition unit, and there wasn’t even a crew participating in the screening, so of course it’s a lack.”

Chen Linfeng took a drink from the table and glanced around. There were indeed not many acquaintances there.

There were a few people he had never even heard of in his previous life. Of course, now that he was in the circle, he naturally knew them.

Gu Changwei played the supporting actor in "Peacock" and has also started to get involved in the directing industry in the past two years.

It just depends on the situation, he wasn’t a gifted person, and it didn’t develop in later generations anyway.

Liu Qianqian didn't talk to him much. She and Zhou Yun had an inexplicably good relationship. They finally got to see each other in Venice, so they ran hand in hand and reminisced about the past.

Only two men, Chen Linfeng and Jiang Wen, were left.

At this time, Cai Mingliang came over with a smile, "Director Chen, Director Jiang, good evening."

Chen Linfeng turned his head and saw that the guy's smile seemed a little stiff.

Can it be less stiff?

Chen Linfeng’s image in the Wandao circle is a bit scary now.

When Cai Mingliang came over, he was reflecting in his mind on whether he had offended this person in the past.

He originally thought that there were no such people, but when it came to the time, he suddenly remembered that his movie had people on the legendary death list.

This made him freeze instantly.

What the hell am I supposed to do?
(End of this chapter)