Chapter 204: Accidental Injury to Hua Zai
As soon as "the wind rises" was released, it quickly soared into the top five of various music charts.
In just one week, its download count exceeded 30 million.
"the wind rises" was played everywhere in music stores on the streets and alleys, and it was especially loved by countless university students.
As I walk through this world now,
With myriad lingering thoughts,
Turning over different faces of the years,
Unexpectedly, your smile burst into view.
I was once unable to extricate myself from the vastness of the world, also immersed in its dream talk.
Unable to discern truth from falsehood, I made no struggle, feared no ridicule.
I once made youth surge into her, and also plucked the midsummer with my fingertips, my heart moved.
Let it all follow fate, walking against the light, enduring wind and rain.
Zhou Xun had not anticipated that this single would be so popular.
Not just Zhou Xun, even Chen Jianshun of Warner Music was caught off guard.
His signing of Zhou Xun was a request from headquarters.
The feeling now was like headquarters throwing a broken stone at him.
But with a slight polish, he discovered it was a diamond!
This surprise truly caught Warner off guard.
For a time, invitations from many shows and Variety programs came to Yang Siwei, her agent.
Many artists who were on good terms with Yang Siwei even wanted to pay a high price for Li Chen to write a song.
One song, "those years," and another, "the wind rises," both became immensely popular.
"those years" was understandable, as it benefited from a popular novel and movie.
But "the wind rises" single-handedly brought Zhou Xun, an old-timer who had left the music scene for several years, back to fame.
Not to mention singers, even a Heavenly King was no exception.
"Li Chen, you're really not being fair! I just released a new album, and you put out 'the wind rises' to compete with me on the charts!"
Li Chen laughed, "I'm sorry, Hua Ge, I don't even have time to follow news in the film and television industry, let alone the music industry."
"I really didn't know you released a new album!"
As Li Chen spoke, he opened his computer to check online, and it was true!
The album was called "A Cow's Fantasy World." Li Chen looked at the songs inside.
He hadn't heard a single one!
Andy Lau said, "Haha, I'm just kidding with you. By the way, when are you going to write one for me too?"
Li Chen also joked, "Sure, when you sign with Rongchen Film and Television."
Andy Lau laughed heartily, "Then it's a deal."
"It's a promise!"
Both of them laughed at the same time.
The explosion of "the wind rises" also made Liu Yifei's fans even more eager to hear the single she had recorded.
Countless fans ran to Liu Yifei's blog to petition.
At the same time, "the wind rises" also gave Rongchen Film and Television and Warner an advantage in negotiations over the profit-sharing ratio for future single releases.
International Zhang continued to be herself, showing off.
She accompanied her wealthy foreign boyfriend to the Allen and Company Conference business meeting in the United States.
Stealing some leisure time, the two also enjoyed a healthy outing, showing off their affection by riding bicycles.
The couple's passionate kiss on the street once again made headlines on portal websites.
Things like Zhang Ziyi showing off her beautiful legs in hot pants.
Yang Mi expressed her disagreement.
"When did beautiful legs become about being crooked?"
"They're not long, not straight, not fair, where exactly is the beauty!"
Li Chen nodded and smiled, "Mi Mi is right, they're not as good as my Xixi's! At least hers are fair and plump!"
Everyone burst into laughter, and Liu Yifei, next to Li Chen, was extremely embarrassed.
She pushed Li Chen hard, then quickly covered his big mouth with her hand!
"You shut up!"
It was rare for everyone to have free time, and Liu Yifei had also returned to Beijing from the "kung fu king" film crew.
Li Chen invited everyone to his home for a barbecue party.
As they chatted and laughed, they talked about gossip in the entertainment industry.
They all looked down on Zhang Ziyi's unrestrained behavior in public.
Yang Mi, in particular, scoffed at the mention of beautiful legs.
Which of her or Tang Yan didn't have a more striking figure than Zhang Ziyi?
"soldiers sortie" was about to premiere on Beijing Satellite TV on August 1st.
It would kick off the first wave of high-profile satellite broadcasts.
Zhu Yawen and Luo Jin both went to cooperate with the promotion.
Li Chen, Liu Yifei, and Luo Jin were also scheduled to depart tomorrow for Europe to promote "the thieves."
This first Sino-American co-production blockbuster, set to be released in mainland China in September, was hailed by the media as the most likely to break the mainland box office record set by that old ship.
Sina Entertainment News
"The Venice Film Festival held a press conference in Rome."
"Film Festival President Marco Müller announced the selection of films for the various competition sections of the 64th Venice Film Festival."
"As the media had speculated, Li Chen's 'pieta,' Li An's 'lust, caution,' Jiang Wen's 'The Sun,' and Li Kangsheng's 'Help Me, Eros' successfully entered the main competition section."
"Other sections also garnered significant attention due to the inclusion of multiple Chinese films."
"Jia Zhangke's 'Useless,' Lü Le's 'Novel,' and Du Haibin's 'Umbrella' competed in Horizons."
"'Heavenly Gate,' produced by Wu Yusen and directed by Chen Yili, served as the closing film for the midnight section."
As soon as the news broke, domestic film fans were ecstatic.
Firstly, there were as many as eight Chinese-language films in competition.
Chinese filmmakers not only had their main creative teams competing for awards.
They also had Zhang Yimou leading the jury for the main competition section.
Secondly, most of the directors entering the main competition section were unique film masters.
Their names and works were household names.
Especially the showdown between the two Lis, Li Chen and Li An!
It was full of highlights.
And the reunion of Tony Leung and Maggie Cheung, the former rumored couple, in Venice, also generated a lot of buzz.
Could the two of them win the Silver Lion simultaneously?
"Secret" and "flash point" were released one after another.
Both films claimed to have exceeded 20 million in box office revenue in their opening week.
However, many media outlets questioned the authenticity of the data.
After all, the monster transformers still had strong staying power.
Even after being released for about twenty days, it still brought in about four million in box office revenue daily.
Breaking 250 million was only a matter of time.
Bona Film Group, the distributor of "flash point," even held a celebration to commemorate "flash point" breaking 20 million in box office revenue in five days.
It's unclear what they were thinking; transformers broke 100 million in five days, so what was so worth celebrating about "flash point" breaking 20 million in five days?
Even Fan Bingbing didn't come to show her support.
Donnie Yen talked at length about his Donnie Yen Kung Fu, looking radiant.
He seemed to have forgotten the investment amount of this film.
Hoping to break even with this box office revenue was just self-deception.
Li Chen didn't have time to pay attention to domestic matters; "the conjuring" wrapped up, "twilight" began filming, and in addition to promoting "the thieves," Li Chen also had to fly to Los Angeles.
As soon as he got off the plane, Tim, leading the muscular black bodyguard, stood out like a landmark in the airport waiting area, exceptionally conspicuous.
After picking up Li Chen, they quickly shook off the persistent reporters, and a convoy of three black luxury cars sped away from the airport.
As soon as they got in the car, Tim reported to Li Chen on Chiyou's recent situation and the projects Li Chen was interested in.
"Boss, 'the golden compass' is scheduled for release in two months."
"Warner has been pressing us very hard recently, demanding that we at least sign the share acquisition agreement before 'the golden compass' is released."