As they walked slowly along the way, fellow artists at the wine tables on both sides of the road greeted the couple warmly.
Not to mention their capital status as the boss and proprietress of the Brilliant Era, just after the movie "Sky Curtain" was grandly baptized around the world, the couple's status in the entertainment industry is no longer what it used to be.
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Those looks that were either out of fawning, or full of envy, or harboring dark jealousy, all turned into smiling faces that looked extremely friendly at this moment.
Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei smiled and responded to everyone's greetings with "Hello" one after another.
They walked forward until they sat down at a wine table in the circle of friends, and the warm atmosphere around them finally calmed down.
"You guys have really taken off." Hu Ge reached out and gently pulled Chu Xuan's shoulders and said with emotion.
Yuan Hong, Huang Bo, Huang Xuan, Chen He, and Luo Jin also looked at Chu Xuan with burning eyes, their eyes full of congratulations and admiration.
"Master Wife, you are so awesome, you have become the goddess of South Korea!" Zhao Liying gently shook Liu Yifei's arm, her tone full of admiration.
Sitting next to her, Jiang Xin, Su Chang, Tang Yan, Yang Mi and Liu Shishi also focused their attention on Liu Yifei, with a different kind of brilliance in their eyes.
It has been almost half a year since the couple started their film roadshow in China in July. It has been almost half a year since they last met.
Although only half a year has passed, so many explosive events have occurred during this period.
Whether it was the storm of public opinion against Liu Yifei and the movie in August, which was fierce and thrilling; or the explosive data shown in the screenings and pre-sales of the movie in September were astonishing;
Whether it was the sky-breaking box office results of the movie after its domestic release in October, which caused a sensation; or the news about women’s rights and Liu Yifei’s shining international image from overseas in November, which is exciting;
Whether it was the explosive box office performance of the movie on the first day of its overseas release at the end of November, or now in December, even with the guidance of global malicious public opinion, the movie still went against the trend until the reverse trend it showed after its release.
Day results.
All these eye-catching entertainment events have broken out one after another in the past six months, tightly surrounding the couple, like one bright halo after another, making them the focus of everyone's attention.
This made the friends have thousands of words in their hearts, like a torrent of rivers. They kept chattering and asking endless questions, as if they wanted to express all their curiosity and emotion in the past six months at this moment.
Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei didn't want to talk too much about achievements. In their opinion, talking too much would make them appear distant and alienated from their friends.
"Brother Bo, have you finished filming your movie?" Chu Xuan changed the topic, and then learned about the general status of their respective careers from their friends.
After Huang Bo finished filming "My Love from the Star" in the first half of the year, he immediately joined the crew of the movie "Bullfighting" directed by Guan Hu. The film was successfully completed in October.
"Xuanyuan Sword: Traces of the Sky" co-starring Hu Ge, Yuan Hong, and Liu Shishi, and "Step by Step" co-starring Tang Yan and Luo Jin, both wrapped in November last month.
"Zhu Xian 2" starring Huang Xuan and Zhao Liying, due to the existence of a large number of special effects scenes, the scenes were mainly shot in the studio, and it was successfully completed in September.
As for the ratings after the drama was aired, the anti-war drama "The Line of Life and Death" starring Tong Dawei, the online adaptation "The Best Butler" starring Ren Quan, Su Chang and Jiang Xin, and the Jin Yong drama "The Heaven and the Dragon Sword" starring Huang Xuan and Zhao Liying
》, also reached above the passing line.
The television industry is developing rapidly, and the online video industry has also become an emerging trend. Audiences' choices are becoming more and more diverse.
Under such a general environment, it is extremely difficult, and even almost impossible, for TV ratings to be as explosive as that of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" in 2006.
Being able to reach above the passing line means there is a certain amount of profit, which is already a good situation.
If we say who among the friends has gained the most in this year of 2009, it is undoubtedly Chen He.
"Master, let me tell you, Chen He's "Love Apartment" has become a hit, and his Zeng Xiaoxian has become popular all over the Internet. He has taken off!" Zhao Liying muttered, making Chen He feel a little embarrassed.
A shy look on his face.
Chu Xuan smiled, looked at Chen He and said, "According to the agreement, you will continue filming the sequel?"
"Yes, brother, I quite like this drama too." Chen He nodded vigorously.
"That's fine, let's take a good photo and leave the business aspects to the company," Chu Xuan said.
"Okay." Chen He responded happily.
In this way, including the third season of "I Am an Actor" which has already been aired during the summer vacation, among all the projects set by the Bright Times Group at the beginning of the year, the only ones missing are "Star You" which is to be aired and "You Are the Star" which has not yet been filmed.
Finished "The Ghost Blows Out the Lamp: The Ancient City".
After getting an overview of the situation, the couple started chatting and laughing with their friends, and occasionally interjected a few words with Li Congcheng, Ren Quan, Hu Jun and others at the next table.
After the celebration banquet was completed, the couple took another group photo on stage. They also took several photos with heavyweight guests such as Zhang Yimou, Stephen Chow, and Andy Lau. They completed this large-scale group photo social event under the witness of many media cameras.
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Then, the dinner officially began.
At the dinner party, the lights were bright, everyone was drinking and drinking, and the laughter was constant.
Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei shuttled between the tables, interacted with the guests, and shared the joy of the film's success.
They sometimes discussed the development trends of the film and television industry with directors, and sometimes exchanged film performance experiences with actors. The atmosphere was warm and harmonious.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! In this charming night, the capitalists are also very active. For the directors, actors and film and television company bosses present, new cooperation and opportunities are opening up.
Quietly gestating.
With the epoch-making science fiction blockbuster "Sky Curtain" taking the lead, those who seize the limelight and opportunities may shine their own dazzling light on the entertainment industry stage in the future.
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Five days have passed since the celebration party, and the last day of the year has arrived, the 31st.
Another year is coming to an end, and the company's annual financial report is out.
In terms of expenditure, in addition to the consumption of the normal operation of the entire group, the internally invested movies include "The Sky", the externally invested movies include "Bullfighting", and the internally invested dramas include "Star You", "Heaven's Trace", "Bu Bu"
"Jingxin", "Zhu Xian 2" and "Ghost Blowing the Lamp", external investment resources also include dramas such as Xia Yu and Hu Jun.
There is also the construction of the group park, which accounts for the majority of this year’s project expenditures.
Except for the return on the third season of "I Am an Actor", all profits from other investments this year have not yet been recovered. For example, "The Sky", which was released globally, will probably take the whole of next year to recover all the box office. After all, it involves all parts of the world.
In terms of returns, in addition to "I Am an Actor", last year's investment projects such as "The Line of Life and Death", "The Ultimate Servant", "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", etc. have recovered funds, and each of them has made a profit.
As for the artist business, the profits are pretty good.
There are just two people whose artist business profits are zero, which makes them a little embarrassed.
"No, our revenue this year is 0?" In the office of Bright Times, Liu Yifei looked at the data of 0 in the financial report and looked at Chu Xuan with a questioning look.
Chu Xuan shook his head to express his ignorance, and asked doubtfully: "Isn't there a personal income from "Star You"?"
Li Heding on the side joked: "The income of "Star You" is from last year. Your salary is three million each, including your director's fee and production fee. It was settled last year. Your income this year is indeed zero.
Please do not question the professionalism of the company’s accounting department.”
Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei looked at each other and smiled. Their annual income was 0, which made them a little embarrassed.
Wang Jinhua sat at the desk, looked up at the two of them interestingly and said: "It's a small matter, boss and wife, whatever income you want, the annual dividend is enough."
As far as project profitability is concerned, all the data is not enough for the time being in the face of the 1.2 billion that Longyou has donated to Bright Times every year.
This year the company distributed 1.2 billion yuan in dividends from Longyou. Based on the shareholding ratio of the three people in Bright Times, Liu Yifei's 21.5% is about 250 million yuan, and Chu Xuan's 35.7% is about 410 million yuan.
The cash flow provided by the web game industry is indeed powerful. Before the group industrializes film and television and develops derivatives, the income from this side business will always occupy the main income of the entire group.
"Longyou's income is divided into the equity pool of the trust company. Whether it is dividends to other shareholders or bonuses to subsidiaries, the most important thing is to reserve a certain amount of funds to prepare for derivatives, especially online video platforms, which must be heavily invested.
." Chu Xuan said.
"Well, I know, we will pay 60% dividends and keep 40%, and "Tianmu" will gradually withdraw funds. In 10 years, whether it is a derivative or something else, the capital chain will definitely be enough." Wang Jinhua said.
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Liu Yifei nodded and said to Chu Xuan: "Then let's go?"
"Sister, Sister Hed, let's go to the press conference." Chu Xuan said.
"Okay, everything goes well." Wang Jinhua nodded.
"Have a good press conference." Li He also wished him well.
Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei left the office and headed to the press conference of "Star You".
Following the celebration banquet of "Tianmu" five days ago, various invitations for exclusive interviews came one after another.
Tang Jili and Chenglong are the real core characters of "Tianmu". Whether it is an exclusive interview with the Six Princesses of CCTV or any other TV interview, it is enough for them to be there to deal with it.
The couple is not ready to make do. First, they have to deal with the "Star You" matter, and secondly, after settling the "Star You" matter, they have to go to Shenzhen to prepare for the wedding. They don't have the energy and time to travel all over the country with the crew to do it.
I had an exclusive interview, and I can only thank Tang Jili, Cheng Long and their fellow actors and friends.
I spent a few days dealing with the matter of "Star You", and the "Star You" press conference scheduled for today has arrived as scheduled.
Faced with the two top celebrities nowadays, media reporters also flocked here.
In the same Shangri-La Hotel and the same hall as the celebration banquet of "Canopy", except that the subtitles of "Canopy Celebration Banquet" on the projection screen were replaced by "My Love from the Star Press Conference", the layout of the scene was similar to
It was no different from the previous few days, even the host who presided over the process was the same person.
This is very much the style of the Brilliant Era, and the media reporters who come and go are used to it. Many reporters have also been here at the celebration banquet a few days ago.
"Chu Xuan, this is your first work as a director. Does this indicate that you will transform into a director in the future?" the reporter asked.
There are a lot of microphones like guns and cannons.
Hearing this question, Chu Xuan said into a pile of microphones: "I won't say a complete transformation, but I think I will try to go down this road without completely losing my identity as an actor."
The reporters nodded and each recorded their answers with a voice recorder.
In the entertainment industry, there are many people who are excellent actors and have turned into directors, such as Stephen Chow and Jiang Wen.
This type of director is different from those who started out as directors. In their subsequent careers, they will both direct and act, but their acting careers will be much smaller than before.
Listening to what Chu Xuan said, it seems that Chu Xuan will also follow the career path like Stephen Chow and Jiang Wen in the future, and will gradually focus on leading, and will continue to perform if there are good roles.
"Liu Yifei, is this the last TV series for you and Chu Xuan?" the reporter asked.
"Why do you ask?" Liu Yifei raised an eyebrow.
"According to the development pattern of entertainers in the entertainment industry, you have already begun to shine in the film industry. Then shouldn't you dig deeper into the film career in the future?" the reporter said.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Over the decades of industry development, many artists started their careers from TV series.
Then from TV series to movies, if they succeed in the movie industry, few artists will return to the TV industry.
This seems to be an advanced rule, and there is also a chain of contempt. Artists who have mixed up in the film industry will find it difficult to return to television.
I’m not saying that this is the case for everyone, but it also represents the behavior of most people.
When reporters think about it, Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei not only flexed their muscles domestically but also shined internationally with "Sky Curtain", which means that they have paved a broad road on the road of movies, and they should also be in the movie industry.
Develop in depth on this road.
As a result, some reporters said that "Star You" is Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei's last TV series. This conjecture is also reasonable.
"Nothing is absolute. It all depends on the situation. If there are good roles for us in TV series, we will also act in them. But judging from the current situation, Chu Xuan and I will give priority to participating in movies." Liu Yifei
As he said, Chu Xuan next to him nodded in agreement with this statement.
Some reporters were a little dissatisfied with this answer. If Liu Yifei decided not to make a TV series in the future and the topic #Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei’s last drama came true, it would definitely be a big hit.
However, changing the topic to #"星你" is suspected to be Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei's last drama#, such a topic can also be used as a gimmick, and it is enough.
""Star You" is promoted as a love story about the male and female protagonists. There are many dramas about your love story on the market, such as "Sword of Immortality", "The Condor", "Struggle" and even "
"Legend of Red Flame" is based on this as the main line."
""Star You" still continues this direction, so aren't you worried about the audience's aesthetic fatigue?"
A reporter raised this question, which also interested all the media present. They all looked at Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei, waiting for their answers.
Hearing the reporter's question, Liu Yifei thought for a while and said: "The expression of love in "Star You" is different. It is mixed with Chu Xuan and I's true feelings from reality, rather than fictitious emotions. I think
It will make the audience’s eyes light up.”
After answering a few more questions, it was the turn of Zhou Jielun, Yang Mi, Gu Lina, including Zhang Jie and Zhang Shaohan who participated in the interlude to be interviewed.
When it comes to idol dramas, this press conference has a very strong lineup, and it also made the media reporters very enthusiastic.
As for whether the reporter's question, which is about the love story between Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei, will fatigue the audience, we can only wait and see.