China Entertainment 1997

Stars Film and Television City, Tangcheng Scenic Area in the Tang Dynasty

The costume time-travel drama "Tang Palace Suo Jade" is being filmed here, attracting the attention of the surrounding crews and media.

Although it is branded as Guolan and not produced by Fanxing, the shooting team is almost clear about Fanxing.

Needless to say about the director and behind the scenes, the male and female protagonists are currently popular Hu Ge and Damimi, and star artists Zhang Bo, Zhao Xiaodao, Guo Zhenni and others are starring. Anyone who knows the industry knows that this is a star-studded work.

In the rest area, Zhao Xiaodao was wearing a costume. She played Princess Changle. Historically, she was the legitimate daughter of Li Shimin and Empress Changsun, and the sister of Emperor Gaozong of Tang Dynasty.

However, for the sake of plot, the TV series has changed the ages of these historical figures.

For example, Li Zhi's age has become almost the same as that of his two brothers Li Tai and Li Ke. Empress Changsun lived until the prince rebelled, and even died because of the prince's anger.

In history, Wu Zetian, who entered the palace as a teenager, also transformed into a peer of the above-mentioned princes. She was also named a female official by Empress Changsun, whom she had never met before in history.

If Cao Xuan hadn't stopped her, the screenwriter could have made Shangguan Wan'er become Wu Zetian and the heroine's best friend.

Because of Zhao Xiaodao's tender face, Princess Changle became a younger sister. In the play, she is the heroine's best friend and assistant.

How should I put it, like Fanxing's previous "Love Through Time" and "Myth", it can only be watched as an entertainment idol drama, and it must not be taken seriously as a historical drama.

After coming to the rest area and sitting down, wrapped in the long down jacket distributed by the crew, Zhao Xiaodao looked back and saw Da Mimi playing with her mobile phone with an angry look on her face.

She didn't even need to look at it to know that it was Damimi who was browsing Liu Tianxian's news again.

From the last time Hu Jing introduced the two to each other, and then to the filming together, Zhao Xiaodao has spent a lot of time with Da Mimi. He has become a "good best friend" praised by fans in Da Mimi's post bar.

The kind who must be a bridesmaid when you get married...

During this period, Zhao Xiaodao also had a detailed understanding of Damimi.

In her opinion, Damimi is a very enterprising and smart girl who works hard, is willing to endure hardships, and is very polite and even smooth in dealing with others.

Although she is less sophisticated than those old oilies, she can be considered a social savvy compared to other actresses of her age.

For example, Guo Zhenni from the Nishinomiya Party. Strictly speaking, both of them started to become famous in "Wulin Gaiden". One Guo Furong and the other Zhu Wushuang, their starting stages were very similar.

But in subsequent developments, the two clearly distanced themselves.

Works such as "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" and "The Heirs" have made Da Mimi the most popular star of the new generation. Although Guo Zhenni has also starred in several dramas, she has always been quite different from Da Mimi.

Although there are various factors such as opportunities, luck, and backers, the personalities of the two people are also an important factor in determining their career development.

Damimi was born to eat like a star!

This comment was not made by Zhao Xiaodao, but by what she heard from Hu Jing's narration of Cao Xuan's words.

The last artist who received such praise from Boss Cao was Fan Xiaopang, the first sister of the Stars family.

People like them may have insufficient congenital conditions, but with acquired hard work, excellent sexual intelligence, and deep-seated ruthlessness, they are more adaptable to survive in this circle than those with better congenital conditions.

Therefore, Zhao Xiaodao is actually learning from Yang Mi during this period, learning from each other's strengths and making up for his weaknesses, so that he can better adapt to the entertainment industry.

Of course, in Zhao Xiaodao's eyes, Damimi, who has a strong mentality, is not without her weaknesses, and that is Liu Tianxian.

I don’t know if Liu Tianxian stimulated Da Mimi too much. Now Da Mimi is becoming more and more affected by it, and it seems that she has almost become Da Mimi’s inner demon.

Sighing in his heart, Zhao Xiaodao felt that he had to find a way to relieve Da Mimi.

Otherwise, if this continues, it's hard to say whether Damimi will be able to catch up with Liu Tianxian in the future. Zhao Xiaodao is afraid that she will be stimulated and go crazy first.

"Sister Mi, what are you looking at?"

Zhao Xiaodao stepped forward and asked, Da Mimi was still pretending to others, but facing Zhao Xiaodao, who had been listening to her private complaints for several months, was there any need to hide it?

“Looking at this news, I don’t know who is shamelessly spreading it, saying that I pressured Hu Ge through Sister Jing to force him to cooperate with me in order to suppress Liu Yifei. Isn’t this nonsense?

Ask Hu Ge how he was scolded by Liu Yifei's fans before the two of them collaborated, and he was unwilling to let him cooperate. "

In the past, Damimi was not popular and could not pose a threat to Liu Tianxian. At most, she was scolded a few times to make her popular. Liu Tianxian's fans did not take her too seriously.

But last year, "The Heirs" became a hit, and Damimi rose to prominence. By the way, Liu Tianxian's new drama "Midsummer" hit the streets, and many of her fans came to ridicule her.

Nowadays, "Taken" is a big hit, and Liu Tianxian even "entered Hollywood", while Damimi can only "make TV dramas in a miserable way". The starring role in "Slam Dunk" was hung up and beaten in "Taken", so she took turns Until she was ridiculed by the fairy fans.

Over time, the two fans, who had a normal relationship at first, are now completely at odds with each other.

Although under Fanxing's control, they have not yet reached the point of vicious attacks, it is common for them to taunt each other and throw dirty water on each other.

Damimi was at a bit of a disadvantage overall, her grades were not as good as hers, and she was nicknamed "Nenniu Wufang" because of suspicions of plastic surgery.

Liu Tianxian is at the peak of his appearance at this time, and [Yahuazi] has not yet revealed his true colors, and there are not many godfathers in his career. The word [skinny horse] is not commonly seen, and currently it is more of [skinny horse]. Vase], and all kinds of gossip with Cao Xuan.

It was precisely because of this that Da Mimi was holding her breath.

In the past, no matter how good Liu Tianxian's grades were, he never showed off to her in person. Now there is a group of fans who ridicule her every day, and no matter how good his attitude is, he gets angry.

"What's so great about her is that I also acted in "Taken", as well as "Painted Skin", "Xiao Chun Dao 2" and "Slam Dunk".

In terms of box office, I am close to 1 billion in the Mainland box office. I am not only ranked first among actresses, but also in the top three. What can I show off? "

Da Mimi outputted words for a while, and Zhao Xiaodao heard the words in one ear and the other. She had heard similar words several times in the past few days.

But the key point is that Damimi's algorithm is not recognized by the outside world. Except for one "Slam Dunk", the others are supporting roles or even minor roles. If you tell it, you will probably be ridiculed even more.

After thinking about it in his mind, Zhao Xiaodao persuaded Damimi: "Sister Mi, from my point of view, actually this may not be a bad thing."

Damimi:? ? ?

Judging from your round head and small face, you are well-behaved and clever, but your feelings have turned against the revolution?

"As the saying goes, the higher you stand, the harder you fall."

Zhao Xiaodao didn't sell it off, but directly pointed out the key point: "We have watched the movie "Hurricane Rescue" before. She said she was the heroine, but in fact, her role was limited. The movie was all handled by Teacher Cao himself.

With such a performance, the domestic media can just brag about it. If they want to enter Hollywood in one fell swoop, if Hollywood is so easy to enter, Sister Bingbing and the others would have already entered. "

On the one hand, it is clear to onlookers, but on the other hand, Zhao Xiaodao has a strong cognitive judgment ability, which can also be seen from her career plan.

No matter what the outcome was, at least the route she chose was right when she initially chose it, which shows that she is a very sober and calm person.

The only failure may have been marriage, but it was probably also due to pregnancy, and there was really no other way. It was not a crime of war.

When Damimi was tortured because Liu Tianxian rose to a higher level, she instead saw the hidden danger behind Liu Tianxian's success.

To put it bluntly, Liu Tianxian achieved this result in his first movie, and his starting point was too high.

This is not a bad thing originally, but the key is that this achievement has little to do with her, it is all Cao Xuan's credit.

Cao Xuan can't keep flying with her, Liu Tianxian will always come out to carry the banner, and with "Hurricane Rescue" at the forefront, no matter what movies she makes in the future, she will compare it with this movie.

Female stars don't carry the box office to begin with, and Liu Tianxian is not an artist known for his acting skills. He is even considered a vase carried by others.

As for Cao Xuan's masterpiece in Hollywood, "Hurricane" can't be easily surpassed by Liu Tianxian like this.

The media and those anti-fans will not objectively analyze and evaluate. As long as the performance is mediocre, there will be a backlash immediately. Your last movie was a Hollywood star, and the next movie will be a box office cancer.

Liu Tianxian has already suffered this loss before, and the performance of "Midsummer" was not bad, but it was not as good as her previous hit, The Fall of the Golden Eagle.

So, Zhao Xiaodao slapped his hands and concluded with confidence.

"These are the roles that Liu Yifei is suitable for. Once her career reaches a certain level, it will be difficult to climb up, and she can't keep her face in ordinary projects. The overall trend is bound to stagnate or decline.

As for us, we are in the rising period, one is declining and the other is rising. After a while, Liu Yifei will be envious of us. "

"Wonderful!"

Damimi was beaming with joy after hearing Zhao Xiaodao's words, and couldn't help but look at this good sister with admiration.

She had known that Zhao Xiaodao was not a simple character, but she just thought it was because of his personality and scheming. Now it seems that his mentality is stable enough and his strategic vision is also good.

Maybe she would have been cautious in normal times, but now Liu Tianxian was putting too much pressure on her, and her first reaction was to be happy to have such an outstanding friend.

Da Mimi cheered up and took Zhao Xiaodao in her arms, feeling so heroic.

"I heard that Liu Yifei's class 02 classmates in the company created some kind of Chinese drama ensemble. Bah, they are just like a bunch of rabble. If you ask me, we sisters are the real mainstay of Wolong and Phoenix, Fanxing."

Zhao Xiaodao nodded. Although it was a bit exaggerated to say that the Xigong Party was a rabble, she still recognized the tacit understanding and future between herself and Damimi.

The two sisters were cheering each other up. On the other side of the rest area, Zhang Bo, one of the sages of the West Palace, was sitting. He took a few secret glances and poked another sage, Guo Zhenni.

"What do you think the two of them were talking about? They were crying and laughing sometimes."

"It's nothing more than discussing how to deal with Sissi."

"How do you think they get their confidence? It's just Yang Mi. This Zhao Liying can't even compare to the two of us, so why are we dreaming about it?"

"That's not necessarily the case. He is Vice President Hu's confidant."

"It sounds like we have no backers. If you ask me, if Wen Zhang and Tang Yan are signed in one day, and all the talented actors and actresses in the drama come to us, these two generals, Heng Ha, will be useless."

"..."

The two parties were each dreaming of a better future, and the discussion was lively. Hu Ge wanted to come over for a drink of water after the show. He looked left and right at the people in the two rest areas, hesitated, and silently chose to buy water at a store not far from the set.

………

While the heroes in the West Palace and the Crouching Dragon and Phoenix in the East Palace were fighting in the air in Fanxing Film and Television City, Cao Xuan and Liu Tianxian also returned to China.

Regardless of anything else, Cao Xuan went home to see his daughter, while Liu Tianxian became the main interview subject of the media.

Taken does so well.

The Mainland box office has always been in love with Xingye's "Yangtze River No. 7", taking turns reaching the top, and firmly suppressing Xiao Zhou's "Slam Dunk".

Japan also received US$10 million, barely ranking among the top during the same period.

The most important thing is North America. It won the weekly championship and is expected to hit the box office of US$80 million.

Since "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", "Heroes" and Cheng Long's "Rush Hour 2", almost no Chinese-language film or Chinese movie star has such a strong performance in Hollywood.

Although the International Chapter's "Memoirs of a Geisha" performed well. But the subject matter is sensitive, so it was ignored by everyone.

But "Taken" does not have this problem. It is an out-and-out action movie, and it can even be regarded as a pure Chinese movie. How could it not be exaggerated?

Cao Xuan has become a new generation of action stars in Hollywood, and Liu Tianxian is also a young star who has been invited by major Hollywood companies and is associated with many major Hollywood productions.

Cao Xuan has always been resistant to this kind of unfounded advocacy, and he is also not lacking in this exposure.

Liu Tianxian, on the other hand, took advantage of this trend to steal the show, showed his face crazily, and made waves of fans.

In the past, although she was the most popular little flower, she was still far away from the top big flowers. Now her qualifications are still far behind, but at least she is qualified to be on par.

Of course, the Fanxing management team also understands what Zhao Xiaodao can consider.

But then again, the higher you climb, the harder you fall, but you have to climb higher first.

What a great opportunity to raise a celebrity. I don’t think about whether I will fall or not in the future. I will waste this opportunity. God knows that I will encounter this kind of opportunity in the future.

You see, you can count on one hand the number of actresses who have truly "entered" Hollywood in recent years. Waste is the greatest shame.

When you really climb high, you'll have to think of a way to make up for it, and put more cotton quilts on it. Anyway, your blood is thick, and you won't die if you fall...

Liu Tianxian occupied the page for several days. It was not until Teacher Chen came out to apologize and announced his retirement from the entertainment industry that he took the headlines of the entertainment section.

It was also at this time that Boss Cao came out in a low-key manner and held a celebration party for "Hurricane Rescue" at Fanxing.

Two days ago, "Hurricane" was officially released. With a mainland box office of 209 million, it beat "Yangtze River 7" with 186 million and won the 2008 Spring Festival championship.

This time he won because, on the one hand, Xingye did not take an unusual path and made a sci-fi children's movie that was a bit tragic, and on the other hand, "Taken" had the aura of overseas performance.

However, the two movies have a box office of nearly 400 million. Even with the Star Cinemas and the expansion of the mainland film market, the box office potential of the Spring Festival period has been almost completely squeezed out.

Not only did "Yangtze River No. 7" earn less than 20 million at the box office compared with the original time and space, but Xiao Zhou's "Slam Dunk" only took in 62 million, which was almost 50 million less than the original time and space, making it the biggest box office hit during the Spring Festival. Sacrifice.

Of course, this was not Cao Xuan’s intention to trick Xiao Zhou.

He also didn't expect that "Taken" and "Yangtze River No. 7" would start a box office war, and as a result, "Slam Dunk", which was ranked third, was almost destroyed.

Time is also destiny!

Last year, "The Untold Secret" directed and starred by Xiao Zhou was also under the care of Fanxing Cinemas. It had a box office of 15 million more than the original time and space. Perhaps now the original debt has been repaid.

But no matter what, "The Rescue" is indeed a big winner. It was a big hit overseas and achieved good results domestically. The celebration banquet was full of congratulations to Cao Xuan.

Just after dealing with Mr. Han, Cao Xuan turned around and saw the familiar big nose.

Cheng Long smiled brightly: "You are so powerful this time. The bosses in Hollywood are asking me for information about you. Now you are more popular in Hollywood than me."

"Big brother supports me."

Cao Xuan knew something was wrong. Although Jackie Chan was now out of fashion in Hollywood, his status in the film industry was not something he could catch up with now.

"You and the guy filming "The King of Kung Fu" will be released in April, right?"

"April 18th in North America and April 23rd in the Mainland."

"……good."

Cao Xuan was stunned for a moment, then nodded. Putting aside other factors, "Iron Man" was released in North America on April 30, and "Kung Fu King" hit the theaters.

However, there is nothing Cao Xuan can do to dissuade him. There will be more Hollywood blockbusters in the future, and June to August will be called a hellish battlefield. Cheng Long and the others are probably not willing to postpone it.

Don't talk about them, even if "Iron Man" is supported by the popularity of Marvel Comics, it will be released in May.

And considering the quality of "The King of Kung Fu", it's actually pretty much the same in every schedule...

Cao Xuan complained silently, and Cheng Long sighed a little: "It's a pity that you didn't play the role of the God of War in Jade Frontier. Otherwise, if the three of us join forces, who can stop him."

"No one can stop it."

Cao Xuan murmured in his mind, remembering that Huayi and J+J asked him to play the villain in preparation for creating the strongest international lineup in the Chinese film industry.

But Cao Xuan really didn't like this book, and he didn't want to be a green leaf for Cheng, Li and an American, so he declined.

Huayi did not ask Liu Tianxian to play the heroine. The original time and space hired Liu Tianxian because Huayi was negotiating to sign Liu into Huayi. As a result, Liu's mother tricked her, and Liu Tianxian was forced to commit suicide in Beijing.

Now that Liu Tianxian is Fanxing's heartthrob, it is impossible to sign a contract with Huayi. Naturally, Huayi will not look for her again.

Huayi cast Cao Xuan because of his box office appeal and international influence, but as for the heroine, she mainly wanted to praise others, and she must be her own person.

It is said that Huayi's internal conflicts are very fierce. Huayi's contracted female stars such as Che Xiao, An Yixuan, Huo Siyan, Chen Zihan, Yuan Li, etc. even went to the point of exposing each other's scandals.

The Wang brothers wanted to use this drama to seduce Zhao, but failed. In the end, it was Mr. Zhou and Li Bingbing who had the last laugh.

Seeing Cheng Long's confident look, Cao Xuan really didn't want to defeat him.

I don't know if last year's "Rush Hour 3" stimulated him. Now Cheng Long has begun to toss in Hollywood again, giving up the stereotype of the king without seeing the king, cooperating with Jet Li in "Kung Fu King", dubbing "Kung Fu Panda", and later Working with Smith's son on "Kung Fu Dreams."

However, this also reminded Cao Xuan that Cheng Long is still influential internationally. If the script is suitable later, it would be good to collaborate with him on a movie.

However, whether Cheng Long is willing to give him a role and a high salary is a more critical issue.

Cao Xuan can't afford a salary of only 15 million US dollars or even 20 million US dollars.

But Cheng Long often has to add a portion of the movie's profits as dividends, and this is Cao Xuan's bottom line.

After all, Cao Xuan can handle the box office by himself. Cheng Long is not an indispensable necessity. If the price is too high, the gain will outweigh the loss.

Cao Xuan did not express his thoughts and chatted with Cheng Long for a while. They met again on a set the next day.

This time Cheng Long came to the capital not only to attend Cao Xuan's celebration banquet, but also to attend to another important matter.

As the Olympics approach, we have started recording the MV for the promotional song "The Capital Welcomes You", which will be released in the 100-day countdown to the Olympics, which is at the end of April.

As a songwriter and songwriter, Cao Xuan also serves as the director and chief planner of the "Beijing Olympics" MV, while Cheng Long is the producer + finale actor. The two Chinese superstars jointly created this MV, which is very impressive.

What's even more impressive is that this time the "Beijing Welcomes You" MV features 100 popular singers/stars from across the Taiwan Strait and three places. The lineup is so luxurious that it is definitely the first time in the Chinese entertainment industry.

The higher-ups asked Cao Xuan to take charge of the MV shooting because they were optimistic about his influence in the music and entertainment circles and hoped to recruit a large number of famous singers and stars to help out.

Cao Xuan naturally did his part and immediately issued a summons to the entire Chinese music and entertainment circles.

On the one hand, it’s Boss Cao’s personal reputation and connections, and on the other hand, he also has the aura of helping the Olympics and the country, and there are so many candidates.

Cao Xuan immediately encountered a problem. There were too many people to sign up, and the 100 places were not enough!

I have no choice but to offend people, and finally choose a lineup, randomly picking anyone from the music industry, or a popular singer/star.

If it's not big enough or not popular, you won't be able to appear in the MV...

With Cao Xuan's intervention, the lineup of the "Beijing Welcomes You" MV was even more luxurious than the original version. Even Cheng Long couldn't help but tremble slightly when he saw most of the names on the list.

"Everyone is invited."

"Everyone has been invited. The MV is expected to be shot in two weeks. Except for a few people who are abroad and cannot make it back to record on the spot, everyone will go to the Beijing recording studio to record and sing. They will pay for themselves and the entire process will be kept confidential."

Cheng Long gave him a thumbs up, but Cao Xuan was very calm: "Brother, I will meet them all then. CCTV will have a party on the same day at the end of April, and you will probably be asked to lead them to sing this song."

"What about you? Didn't you write this song?"

"I wrote it, but I have other performances at the party, a chorus and a solo. I probably won't be asked to lead the group singing again. After all, I have to perform at the Olympic opening ceremony later, so I have to retain a sense of mystery."

Cheng Long: "..."

Damn it, he actually got it!

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