1979: The child's mother is a celestial being.

Chapter 103 Isn't she beautiful? I gave birth to her (Seeking monthly votes!)

"Hey Xiaoli, here's your movie ticket."

"Thank you, Director Yang Jie. But when did you buy your tickets? When I went back for lunch, I heard people at the factory gate talking about how long the lines were for this movie and that people who went later couldn't get tickets."

"Haha, although I'm not a film director, I've been in this industry for so many years, so getting a few movie tickets shouldn't be a problem."

Upon hearing what Director Yang Jie said, Liu Xiaoli understood and didn't ask any further questions.

Actually, their crew doesn't have much to do these days; they're all studying the original novel, "Journey to the West." As for Liu Xiaoli, she's the crew's dance instructor, so she also studies some dance-related materials.

"Let's go, let's go. The movie starts in half an hour. Everyone, pack up and get ready to leave."

Director Yang Jie bought tickets for the 4 PM movie, so they chatted for a while before setting off.

As they exited the factory gate, the security guard didn't stop them, but asked curiously, "Director Yang Jie, where are you taking your team?"

"Go out to collect folk songs."

"Oh."

Seeing that Director Yang Jie described watching the movie as a field trip, and said it so confidently, she couldn't help but think of her husband who never came home.

There was a movie theater not far from CCTV, and they arrived there quickly.

It seems that all the tickets for today have been sold out, and some people, who had probably queued for a long time without getting tickets, got angry and started arguing with the ticket seller.

"Hurry up and go."

The Chinese people's love for watching excitement is ingrained in their genes, but Director Yang Jie was worried that their good spots would be taken by others, so he quickly urged everyone to hurry up.

When the opening credits came on and Chen Fusheng's name appeared in the director, screenwriter, and lead actor section, Director Yang Jie turned to Liu Xiaoli and said, "I heard this guy is very capable. He led the film abroad twice and was the one who made the greatest contribution both times."

Liu Xiaoli nodded, then hesitated, as if she wanted to say something but stopped herself.

However, seeing that Director Yang Jie had turned his head away again, she swallowed back the words that were on the tip of her tongue.

Today is also the first time Liu Xiaoli has watched this movie in which her husband and daughter both starred. To be honest, she is more curious than the people around her.

She was particularly looking forward to seeing her daughter on screen, even though she had watched the entire filming process of her daughter on set.

The film quickly captivated domestic audiences with its series of plot twists.

Director Yang Jie exclaimed again, "Whether it's the plot or the directing style, this movie is definitely different from other movies made by domestic directors. It's like a crosstalk performance, with one joke after another. It's really very exciting, no wonder Western audiences like it too."

Liu Xiaoli nodded in deep agreement.

Finally, the scene she had been waiting for arrived.

The scene where the husband, playing a blind man—or rather, the male lead Chen Mo—looks around to make sure no one is watching, then secretly bends down to tease the baby girl in the swaddling clothes, making the little one giggle, has captured the hearts of countless female viewers.

This shot is also the most heartwarming shot in the entire film.

To achieve the best effect, Chen Fusheng filmed the scene more than ten times.

Moreover, because it's difficult to find the right state for a child, the machine was on for all ten or so takes.

"Wow~"

Looking at the effect presented by this shot, Liu Xiaoli couldn't help but exclaim in amazement.

However, her exclamation was immediately drowned out by the cheers of the entire audience.

"Where did you find this young actress? She's so beautiful."

Immediately, Director Yang Jie's voice rang in Liu Xiaoli's ears again.

She had restrained her urge to boast when she talked about her husband.

This time it was her daughter's turn, and Liu Xiaoli finally couldn't hold back anymore:

"Yes, she is very beautiful. This is my daughter."

"Who wouldn't want a daughter like that... Wait, Xiaoli, what did you just say?"

After realizing what was happening, Director Yang Jie turned around in shock.

Liu Xiaoli repeated, "You heard me right, this child actress is my daughter."

It took Director Yang Jie a while to accept this sudden news.

She already knew that Liu Xiaoli had connections, but there were many people with connections in the factory.

Besides, it's not very polite to pry into other people's backgrounds, so she never asked.

But at this moment, she couldn't help but ask, "So Xiaoli and Comrade Fusheng know each other too?"

"Yes, I know him. He's my lover."

Director Yang Jie's lips twitched after hearing this.

Wow, so this movie was actually made by a man.

"Why didn't you say so sooner?" After holding it in for a long time, she finally managed to utter a resentful remark.

Liu Xiaoli touched her nose shyly: "That's because I didn't want to show off."

"It's okay, you can brag about it." "..."

……

Hong Kong.

The opening day box office figures for "Andhadhun" have been released.

The total is HK$89.8.

While this achievement may not be considered exceptional in Hong Kong, it is a record-breaking achievement for left-wing films.

However, at this time, Hong Kong does not use the opening day box office data as a gimmick or means of film promotion; only the monthly box office and total box office are released to the public.

However, at Chen Fusheng's suggestion, the left wing set a precedent this time.

Cheng Lung is 27 years old this year, which is both his prime and one of the most popular stars in Hong Kong.

However, the Hong Kong film market is still too small. If he wants to take his career to the next level, he can only go overseas.

In addition, his agency, Golden Harvest, is currently the most powerful film company in Hong Kong and also aspires to the huge Hollywood film market.

So over the past year, Cheng Long has shifted his focus to Hollywood, where he has made two Hollywood movies, one called "The Killer" and the other called "Cannonball Run".

The result wasn't terrible, but it was passable. During this time, he was called back by Golden Harvest, and his next film would be shot in Hong Kong and South Korea. This indicated that Jackie Chan's first foray into Hollywood ended in failure.

Today, Cheng Lung had a rare day off, so he came over to catch up with his fellow apprentices, including Sammo Hung and Yuen Biao.

The conversation inevitably turned to the film "Andhadhun," which was released yesterday by the leftists.

“Junior brother, Mr. Chen from the mainland brought us this movie, ‘The Tuner,’ which is really impressive. It grossed 90 yuan on its first day. Your box office performance last year, ‘Junior Brother,’ is probably going to be surpassed again.”

The reason for saying "again" is that at the beginning of this year, the three Xu brothers' film "Modern Bodyguard" had already surpassed "Young Master" at the box office, and by more than five million.

The film's final box office was 1776.9 million, making it the highest-grossing film of the year in history.

"So what if I've overtaken you? I'll just come back and overtake you again." Despite his setback in Hollywood, Cheng Lung is still very confident back in Hong Kong.

He picked up a newspaper, looked at the reports on the opening day box office, and continued, "I think the leftists' method of using the opening day box office to promote their film is quite good. We can learn from it next time."

"It seems like it really works."

The next day, "Andhadhun" grossed over one million Hong Kong dollars, specifically HK$102.4.

Day 3... 108 million+ views.

Day 4... 1.1 million+ views.

Day 5... 109 million+ views.

On the fifth day of its release in Hong Kong, Chen Fusheng was also leaving Hong Kong to return to China.

Before leaving, Irving Rossell specially came to give him a suitcase full of clothes.

"Irving, how are your clothes selling these past few days?"

"Sales have been so good, Chen. We originally prepared 10 pieces of our first garment in stock. I thought it would be good if we could sell them all in a month, but now, after only a week on the shelves, we've already sold half of them. So I've been too busy these days and haven't had a chance to come and thank you."

"Haha, looks like the advertising worked pretty well. So, you didn't waste your $35, did you?"

"No, no, it was well worth the money."

"Actually, I think you're missing an advertising spokesperson."

"Chen, do you mean you're willing to be the brand ambassador for me?" Owen was delighted.

"No, no, I'm going back to China soon, I don't have time, but you can consider our Miss Miao Jinfeng."

Owen glanced at Miao Jinfeng, remembering her recent resurgence in popularity in Hong Kong with "The Tuner," and then turned back to Chen Fusheng, saying, "That's a good idea."

Miao Jinfeng, who was standing to the side, was taken aback. Since joining the left wing, she had already prepared herself for the possibility of having no acting roles or endorsements.

Unexpectedly, before Chen Fusheng returned to China, he had already secured an advertising endorsement for her.

While she was moved, she couldn't help but sigh: If only this man had been born ten years earlier.

"Let's go, we need to get to the airport, or we'll be late."

"Zhang Guorong hasn't arrived yet."

He said he would meet us at the airport.

"Then let's go. Zhizhi, after you go to the capital, you must listen to Brother Chen, understand?"

"Yes, Mom knows."

"Xiao Chen, could you please supervise Zhizhi's homework?"

"Don't worry, Aunt Shi Hui, I was a university teacher before I entered this profession."

"..."

(End of this chapter)