The richest person in Chinese entertainment

Chapter 269: A month late counterattack, Zhang Chen's method

Time enters March

As soon as Zhang Chen's movie started shooting, it caused a stir in the entire entertainment industry.

Just when everyone was still immersed in discussing whether Zhang Chen could make a good movie, their attention was attracted by the start of shooting of another movie.

Brother Chen Kai, the movie "Farewell My Concubine" established his position in the mainland film industry. His one-movie-one-city model also boosted the economy of the places where his movies were shot, making every place very welcoming to this great director.

And because he is the only film director in the country who has won the "Palme d'Or" award, and because he comes from a film family, he looks down on many mainland directors from the bottom of his heart.

In his eyes, Lao Mouzi was his former follower, and Feng Kuzi was a vulgar and art-agnostic bootlicker.

Zhang Chen? A reporter just asked this question.

"Director Chen, what do you think about Zhang Chen's announcement a while ago that he would enter the film industry as a director?"

"Not everyone can understand the art of film." Brother Chen Kai glanced at the reporter with disdain. "He has done well in his career as a singer, but he is still too young to make a movie with depth, especially a movie about love. If you want to talk about love, you have to watch The Promise, which I will start shooting soon."

"Director Chen, can you tell us the story of your film?"

The reporters were excited. They rarely met anyone who dared to criticize Zhang Chen, or rather, there were very few people in the circle who dared to criticize Zhang Chen.

Not to mention the music industry, it was a completely one-sided crushing.

Even in the film and television industry, no filmmaker dared to say no to Zhang Chen because he controlled a huge cinema chain, and the "Morning Light Cinema Chain" was on the way to becoming the largest cinema chain in the country.

Even Huayi, a rising star with Feng Kuzi, a new commercial director, suffered a great loss at the hands of Zhang Chen. In the end, even the leading actress that had been cultivated for many years was poached, and Feng Kuzi herself was taken under Zhang Chen's command.

It directly staged a back-stabbing and counter-back-stabbing drama for the mainland film and television circles, which gave the spectators a great enjoyment and also allowed the media at the time to earn enough royalties.

They thought that after this incident, no one would dare to be tough in front of Zhang Chen again.

But I didn’t expect Brother Chen Kai to be so stubborn and bluntly expressed his disapproval of Zhang Chen.

Under everyone's expectation, Brother Chen Kai said shyly: "Well, this is a medieval love story from 3000 years ago. To borrow Zhang Chen's words, I will use a different angle to tell a different love story."

After listening to Director Chen's introduction, the reporters remained calm on the surface, but their hearts were already experiencing a collective climax.

What great news.

Zhang Chen just said that the movie he is going to make is about love, and it will also be explained from different perspectives.

At this moment, Brother Chen Kai also used the same subject matter and quoted Zhang Chen's words.

what is this?
They felt it was a blatant provocation.

They didn't just think so in their hearts.

After they returned, they released the news on various platforms.

[Chen Kaige's new film "The Promise" officially started shooting today. According to Director Chen, this is a story about 3000 years of love from different perspectives.]

[Zhang Chen and Chen Kaige, a new director and a Palme d'Or director, both want to explain love from different perspectives in their new films.]

[Chen Kaige said that Zhang Chen still needs to learn more and said that he does not understand the art of film. ]

"These reporters are talking nonsense! When did I ever say that Zhang Chen doesn't understand art?!"

Brother Chen Kai was so angry that he was jumping up and down on his own set. He was proud but not stupid. These reporters were obviously taking his words out of context. If he offended Zhang Chen, his movie would follow in the footsteps of "Heroes of Heaven and Earth" and Feng Kuzi's movie.

He thought he had been careful enough in what he said at the time, but he didn't expect that these reporters would still report his inner thoughts.

Yes, he was right in thinking so in his heart.

But this doesn't mean he dares to say it out loud.

"I told you to be fine, why are you saying those things?"

Chen Hong was also in the crew at this time. She was also very troubled. This kind of character of her husband was easy to deal with before, and everyone would give him some face.

But who is Zhang Chen? All those who refused to obey were sent to jail.

Now that the incident has been hyped up by the media, she dares not imagine how Zhang Chen will treat her husband.

This movie is not one of those small investments of less than 100 million yuan.

The movie "The Promise" cost an investment of 3.5 million yuan, and the couple hoped that this movie would help to make up for the decline of Director Chen in recent years.

If this movie can't even be released because of something wrong, then all the money would be lost.

"I don't believe Zhang Chen dares to tamper with my movie." Brother Chen Kai also got angry.

"Have you forgotten Xie Tingfeng?"

"so what?"

"There have always been rumors that Zhang Chen has adopted a suppressive attitude towards the Hong Kong circle. Our film has both Xie Tingfeng, who had a conflict with Zhang Chen before, and Zhang Baizhi from the Hong Kong circle." Chen Hong felt a headache when she thought of this. "I said at the beginning that we couldn't use them, but you refused to listen. Now this kind of thing has happened again. Isn't this actively handing a knife to Zhang Chen's hand?"

"The bureau hasn't issued any documents yet, so there's nothing to be afraid of."

"He has the Morningside Cinemas!"

"so what?"

"Me! Do you know the current market share of Morning Light Cinema in our country?"

Chen Hong felt like she was about to suffer from high blood pressure.

If we talk about the merits of my own son, he is indeed a cultured person.

But the shortcoming is also the shortcoming of intellectuals, that is, stubbornness and inflexibility.

Most of the time, I help him deal with trivial matters in life and work, and Director Chen just needs to focus on making movies.

But sometimes, when you are not there, it is easy to offend people.

And this time, the person he offended was the person he should never offend in the circle.

"How much?" Brother Chen Kai also reacted at this time. In his impression, Chenguang Cinemas was very powerful, but he really didn't know how powerful it was. Most of the time, it was his wife who paid attention to some trends in the market.

"According to official statistics at the end of 03, there were 3156 screens in the country.

Among them, there are 56 Morning Glory Cinemas in the country, and they are the best-located cinemas in the country, with a total of 650 screens. If you add the small cinemas that have joined the Morning Glory Cinema Line in the past two years, the total number of screens has exceeded 900, accounting for % of the country's screens!"

As someone in the film and television industry and her husband being a famous film director, Chen Hong has an incomparable understanding of market trends.

In July last year, Morning Glory Cinemas had a 7 percent market share in the cinema market.

Now, in just over half a year, this number has suddenly soared.

Compared with the less than 02 screens in 2000, this year's increase has made everyone feel the huge potential of the mainland film market.

This is also the reason why the couple dared to make a big-budget movie with an investment of over 300 million yuan.

In 02, when the number of screens was only two-thirds of what it is now, "Hero" still had such a high box office and achieved dazzling results overseas.

"The Promise" also has foreign capital background and also found a foreign distribution company, just wanting to surpass "Hero" and leave a significant mark in the history of mainland film.

However, the film had just started shooting and it had already offended the largest cinema chain in the mainland except China Film.

At this moment, Chen Hong even had the urge to kill her husband.

The more she thought about it, the angrier she became. Chen Hong gritted her teeth and said to Brother Chen Kai, "Let's go!"

"Ah? Where are you going?" Brother Chen Kai didn't understand as he had just turned on the camera.

"Go apologize to Zhang Chen!"

"I won't go!" Brother Chen Kai shook off the hand that Chen Hong extended to him, his face red, "I'm going to apologize with a junior? I can't afford to lose face!"

"you!"

"Besides, I never said anything like that!"

"Now it's not about what was said or not, but what was said to Zhang Chen!" "Anyway, I won't go. I don't believe he dares to mess with me!"

"Okay, okay." Chen Hong was also so angry that she laughed, "If this incident causes us to go bankrupt, we will get divorced!"

"Just leave!"

While the outside world was in an uproar over this incident, the other party involved turned a deaf ear to the outside world and concentrated on learning from Tian Zhuangzhuang how to make a movie.

“Look, these two compositions can clearly distinguish the ideas that the film director wants to express.”

"I didn't know you so well before. It seems that you and Jiang Wen kept things to yourself in the crew."

"Wow, you are really..." Tian Zhuangzhuang smiled helplessly, "At that time, who knew if you were learning it just for fun? We only taught you the basics."

"Are you sure now that I'm not joking?"

"I might have doubted it before today, but now." Tian Zhuangzhuang teased with a half-smile, "Sometimes I really admire your concentration on certain things."

"Hmm?" Zhang Chen raised his eyebrows, feeling that there was something else behind Old Man Tian's words.

"Didn't you watch the news?"

"Hearing what you said, who is blind?"

"Uh"

Tian Zhuangzhuang didn't know how to respond to Zhang Chen's arrogant words.

He always felt that this kid had changed a lot since the Grammy Awards, especially after returning from a few days in the United States, and he was full of confidence.

"Go and see for yourself." Tian Zhuangchuang nodded at Xue Yining who was walking not far away.

Zhang Chen looked at Old Man Tian in confusion and stopped checking the filming footage.

"Boss, something happened."

Although something happened, Xue Yining looked calm, which made Zhang Chen more certain of his thoughts.

This is not a big deal.

With a plan in mind, he felt much more relaxed when looking at the computer that Xue Yining handed to him.

In less than ten minutes, Zhang Chen had finished browsing all the messages.

"This guy, is his brain filled with water?" Zhang Chen looked at Tian Zhuangzhuang speechlessly.

"He" Tian Zhuangzhuang mentioned Brother Chen Kai and paused for a moment, "It has always been like this."

"Where are that couple?" Seeing Tian Zhuangzhuang was speechless, Zhang Chen turned around and asked Xue Yining.

"Didn't contact me."

Xue Yining didn't think there was anything wrong with Zhang Chen's question.

Who is her boss? Even if the reporter made it up, he should come and explain it in person.

Otherwise, it would be tacitly agreeing with the reporter's statement.

“Who financed this movie?”

"Xiudong Pictures, 21st Century Shengkai Film and Television Cultural Exchange Co., Ltd., China Film Group, and two foreign production companies."

"China Film?"

"Yes, but the portion is not big, so I'm at the end."

Zhang Chen pondered for a moment and suddenly looked at Tian Zhuangzhuang.

Tian Zhuangzhuang seemed to know what Zhang Chen was going to say, and before Zhang Chen could even open his mouth, he answered directly: "Not familiar."

Zhang Chen did not ask any more questions, but nodded and said, "It is useless even if you are familiar with it. I just asked this."

"Boss, I'm leaving now."

Xue Yining knew that her boss would not assign any tasks when outsiders were present.

But from the few sentences just now, she had already understood what the boss meant.

Otherwise why would you ask whether Tian Zhuangzhuang and Brother Chen Kai are familiar with each other.

It's nothing more than making trouble, just letting you know.

"Go."

Zhang Chen did not comment. He believed that Xue Yining could handle such a small matter.

"Just let it go like this?" Zhang Chen and Xue Yining's indifferent conversation confused Tian Zhuangzhuang.

Isn’t it said that Zhang Chen has a bad temper?
He thought he would be able to hear Zhang Chen handle a major event in the entertainment industry on the spot today.

As a result, this is it?
"Director Tian, we are all seniors, there is no need to make a big fuss."

Zhang Chen looked at Tian Zhuangzhuang with a smile and didn't intend to explain.

Tian Zhuangzhuang's scalp tingled when Zhang Chen looked at him. He always felt that this young man was very scheming and not at all like the shrewdness that one should have at his age.

He felt that the way this kid in front of him got into trouble was even more obscure and ruthless than the old foxes of his age.

Tian Zhuangzhuang shook his head and threw away the unrealistic idea in his mind: "Go on, next I will tell you about the lighting problem."

Time passes day by day.

People in the circle, including some people who like to stay on Weibo and other platforms to watch the show, all thought that Zhang Chen would take fierce counterattacks.

For a whole month, there was no movement from Zhang Chen.

Just when everyone thought that Zhang Chen had already agreed with Brother Chen Kai's words and had begun to forget about the matter.

Brother Chen Kai was also somewhat complacent, thinking that Zhang Chen was a talented person who could be molded and who could listen to the advice of an old senior like him.

On April 4, an article titled "A Famous Director's View on Love" quickly became popular on the Internet.

This involved the story of a certain host being cruelly abandoned by a famous director.

In 91, the host met a famous director who had just returned to China because of a broken heart, and the two quickly fell in love.

The two were in love for three full years. Even when a famous director's father passed away, it was the host who took care of it personally.

At that time, in the eyes of everyone in the Chen family, the host was undoubtedly the future daughter-in-law.

But the subsequent developments were beyond everyone's expectations.

In 96, a famous director left the host and married Chen, and soon they had a son, which really shocked everyone.

This matter is actually not a big deal, the key is another thing, or a few photos!

Netizens who saw these photos expressed their opinions:

"Tsk, tsk, tsk, I didn't expect Director Chen to be able to strike such a seductive pose."

"Wow, who is that guy? Two grown men are so close."

“I have to say, the fun abroad is all about flowers.”

"What's the big deal? A state in the United States even issued marriage licenses to same-sex couples this year."

"Is this true or not? I learned something!"

The happier the netizens were chatting, the angrier I was at the time.

"Zhang Chen is such a bastard!" Brother Chen Kai never expected that the revenge would come so swiftly and with such vicious means!
He didn't even know where Zhang Chen got these photos from.

　The photos cannot be posted. If you are interested, search for them yourself. They are very eye-catching.
　　
　
(End of this chapter)