Fringe artists in the entertainment industry

Chapter 365 364. Meet at 98

Life always surprises you inadvertently, and of course, it gives you more surprises.

In the courtyard, several little kids were lying at the door of Chen Li'an's house, stretching their heads to look in. The celebrities they usually saw on TV suddenly saw real people.

These children were so excited that if they weren't worried about being hung up and beaten by Chen Li'an, they would have rushed in one by one.

Several adults in the yard also gathered around, eating melon seeds and chatting.

"Li'an is really amazing. I thought everything in the newspaper was false."

"No, who would have thought that Li'an would hide her deeply enough when she already has children."

"Just beat this kid Li An and I'll see."

"Don't brag. You used to say that Li'an was naughty and would have no future when he grows up."

"I was pushing him. Do you understand the push?!"

"Come on, who doesn't know how to do things in hindsight?"

In the room, Chen Li'an looked at the beautifully dressed Gong Li and the little princess in her arms who was babbling with a plush hat and wanted to be hugged by herself. He felt no temper at all.

However, Chen Li'an had a bad temper among the children who were watching the fun behind the curtain. He waved his hand and said, "Let's play."

"Brother An, is that your daughter?" an older child asked with bright eyes.

Chen Li'an hummed and waved them away.

The human cub's milk was so cute that Chen Li'an quickly reached out to take it and hold it in his arms.

Gong Li looked around, then sat by the bed and said, "Are you going to hide here?"

Chen Li'an teased the little princess and then said to Gong Li: "What do you mean by hiding? I'm not busy creating."

Gong Li glanced at Chen Li'an's drawing board, snorted and said, "I can't draw anywhere. You've been back for so long and you haven't come to see the child."

Chen Li'an didn't say anything, but teased his daughter and said, "Little princess, do you miss daddy? Do you?"

"Yeah, I miss you, daddy." The little princess's vague voice made Chen Li's heart melt, and he immediately hugged her little face and kissed her.

This girl is so cute.

Gong Li was still angry at first, but she couldn't get angry seeing Chen Li'an like this. When the child was tired and fell asleep, she pulled him and asked, "Are you still angry?"

Chen Li'an sighed and said, "I'm not angry. I'm just too tired recently and want to be quiet."

"Now that I know I'm tired, why did I go there earlier?" Gong Li replied, and said tentatively: "How about you get married? I won't urge you to get married. If you don't feel tired with so many people, I will feel tired just looking at you." .”

"Sister, we are not the kind of irresponsible people." Chen Li'an coughed and said shamelessly.

Gong Li couldn't help but patted him and said, "Take responsibility. What's your responsibility? It's so embarrassing."

"Let's not talk about this anymore." Chen Li'an changed the topic and asked: "Are you celebrating the New Year in the capital this year?"

"Otherwise, if I bring my child back alone, I won't be gossiped about." Gong Li looked at the New Year's goods bought by Chen Li'an in the house and said, "Are you just going to stay here?"

"I celebrate New Year here every year."

Chen Li'an picked up an orange and put it in front of Gong Li's mouth. After she ate it, he said, "Other places don't have the New Year flavor."

"Okay, you make the bed, I will stay with you tonight with the child."

"The conditions are too difficult. You should take your children home."

"If you don't come back, there's no one in the world who would despise my husband or despise me."

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Stop talking and pack it up.

In the evening, Gong Li helped cook together in the yard. During the meal, she hugged the child and called the uncle and aunt in the yard very affectionately.

Uncle Qi was so happy that he was coaxed by Gong Li. He also liked the little princess so much that he smiled so hard that his eyes were gone.

After finishing their meal and chatting about the household affairs, and satisfying the gossips of the people in the compound, Chen Li'an and Gong Li went back to the house to sleep.

In the darkness, Chen Li'an held Gong Li in his arms to prevent her from freezing. He warmed her hand and said, "This is actually quite good. Isn't it different from celebrating the New Year at home?"

"Well, your hospital is so kind." Gong Li lay on Chen Li'an's chest for a while before saying, "Will you celebrate the New Year here next year?"

Chen Li'an squeezed Gong Li's little hand and said, "Well, as long as this yard is not demolished, I will definitely come back to celebrate the New Year."

Gong Li snorted and said, "Then let Meiren Chen come next year."

Chen Li'an said speechlessly: "What's the matter? You still have a duty schedule."

"She has to come and meet the big guys, and forget about the others."

"Let's talk about it later. Go to sleep. We have to get up early tomorrow."

The Chinese New Year is always full of joy and laughter, and time flies by so fast. It’s already the third day of the Lunar New Year in the blink of an eye.

Chen Li'an couldn't hide from Qingxian anymore. Many people called in advance to wish him New Year's greetings, and Chen Li'an himself wanted to wish him New Year's greetings.

In the morning, he would pay New Year greetings to others, and in the afternoon, he would wait for others to come to pay New Year greetings. Chen Li'an did not stop for the past few days after the New Year, and he was not free until the sixth day of the Lunar New Year.

Chen Li'an, who was finally free, had time to take a breath when he was called out by another phone call.

"What's going on, you two? Even during the Chinese New Year, you won't let anyone stop." Chen Li'an looked at Huo Jianqi and Jia Zhangke and said.

Huo Jianqi was more familiar with Chen Li'an, so he said with a smile: "We are here to ask for travel expenses from the boss. I'm afraid you have forgotten that we are going to Berlin."

Chen Li'an really forgot. He counted the days and then remembered that the Berlin Film Festival will be in four days.

Flying to Berlin requires a lot of money for air tickets, plus food, clothing, housing and transportation, which adds up to a lot of money.

Chen Li'an looked at Huo Jianqi and said, "Lao Huo, you are also the director of a movie with a box office worth tens of millions. You don't have this kind of money."

"No matter how high the box office is, it doesn't matter to me. I don't get a share."

Speaking of this, Huo Jian feels sour. Feng Xiaogang got something wrong this time. Party A and Party B made so much money from this movie.

Unlike him, if you make a movie and beg grandpa to sue grandma, you can only get paid.

Jia Zhangke doesn't feel that way. Anyway, his movie has no chance to be released at the box office. He can only hope to sell it at a good price abroad.

However, Jia Zhangke still felt very strapped and embarrassed. Although Xiao Wu's investment was not large and Chen Li'an contributed a large amount, he still had no money in his pocket.

Chen Li'an stopped joking and took out his phone to call Li Dabai and asked her to prepare the money in advance.

After making the call, Chen Li'an said to them: "Dabai will send it over in a minute. You should all know the process of the film festival. If you have anything you don't understand, please call me."

Chen Li'an took out a business card from his bag and handed it over and said, "This is Assistant Zhang Guorong's phone number. He is in Berlin now."

Huo Jian picked it up and took a look at it and asked, "Zhang Guorong's assistant? He is the judge of this year. Is it okay if we contact his assistant?"

Chen Li'an waved his hand and said, "It's okay. If you're worried, you can also get closer to the crew of Tianyu. You should be familiar with Chen Chong."

"Okay, as long as you have acquaintances. This is my first time going abroad."

Jia Zhangke also nodded. This was also his first time going abroad, so he was still a little uneasy.

Chen Li'an chatted with them for a while, and then Li Dabai sent money over. He also specially exchanged foreign exchange for them. The amount was not large but it was enough.

After the money was delivered, Chen Li'an chatted with them for a few words and then left with Li Dabai.

Chen Li'an originally planned to go home, but he hesitated and asked Dabai to send him to the company.

During the Chinese New Year, Chen Li'an went to see Beauty Chen once, but this time Beauty Chen was really obedient and stopped acting like a monster.

I wonder if it was the last criticism meeting in the villa that made her realize the reality.

Speaking of this, Chen Li'an is still a little proud of himself. He is young and in good health.

There are not many people working in the company at this time, but the advertising department is very busy. There are too many people doing advertising before and after.

Chen Li'an gave red envelopes to all the employees who came to work early. After receiving a bunch of rainbow farts, he went to Chen Meiren's office.

When Chen Meiren saw Chen Li'an come in, she stood up and poured him tea. She was extremely considerate.

"Why did you come to the company during the Chinese New Year? Let the people below take care of the advertising department." Chen Li'an asked while drinking tea.

"I'm afraid that if they don't do well, I won't worry about no one watching." Meiren Chen seemed to have remembered something and said to Chen Li'an: "Someone is looking for you to film, will you go? You still want investment."

"You want me to act and you want me to invest?" Chen Li'an put down the cup in his hand and asked curiously: "Who is the director?"

"Lou Ye, this is the script. It's called Suzhou River. It's interesting. I think you might like it."

Chen Li'an raised his eyebrows, Suzhou River, this is Mr. Zhou's official take-off movie.

The script is very good, Chen Li'an liked the first part very much, and Lou Ye can be regarded as one of the leading ones among the sixth generation directors.

Chen Li'an actually likes these people. At least they are sincerely making movies, unlike some other movies where they are just playing around and it doesn't look like anything serious at all.

Chen Li'an closed the script and asked, "Is Lou Ye in the capital now? How did I find you?"

"It's not because of you. Who doesn't know that you are rich? Those who make underground movies like to look for you." Chen Meiren actually doesn't like this kind of movie. It doesn't make money or fame, and it's easy to be blocked.

Chen Li'an hummed and said, "There is no shortage of investment in commercial films. Life is difficult for independent filmmakers. I'll help them. I don't have much money anyway."

"To put it lightly, the company has been unable to make ends meet this year. If the advertising department had been struggling, it would have gone bankrupt long ago." Chen Meiren couldn't help complaining: "The few TV series she invested in have not been sold yet, and the money back from the movies has not been seen. No, I would have concentrated on advertising if I had known earlier."

Seeing Mei Chen's worried look, Chen Li'an couldn't help laughing. He held her hand and said, "The money will be paid back in a few days. When the Berlin Film Festival is over, Lao Huo and Lao Jia should be able to bring back a lot of money." ."

I don’t know how much Lao Huo can bring back, but Lao Jia can bring back at least five million. Excluding the share given to him, Chen Li’an should have no problem getting three million.

Chen Meiren breathed a sigh of relief and said: "Come on, the movie "Singer" only relied on you and He Qing and Xu Qing to get so much box office in China. How much can it sell? Jia Zhangke's movie only invested more than 500,000 yuan. , and they are all non-professional actors, how can it be filmed?"

"You look down on literary films, don't you?" Chen Li'an knocked her on the head and said, "Just wait, these two movies will definitely sell for a good price."

"I don't believe it. Anyway, the company has no money, so I will ask you for it."

"Okay, okay, your husband has money, he can have as much money as he wants."

Chen Meiren's eyes immediately lit up and she looked at Chen Li'an and said, "Do you have ten million?"

"Why do you want so much money?" Chen Li'an asked curiously.

Chen Meiren said excitedly: "Li Shaoping is going to make a TV series. I want to invest in it, but I heard that the investment is quite large."

Chen Li'an said dumbfounded: "Didn't you say that movies and TV shows are slow to return money? Why are you investing in TV series again?"

Chen Meiren raised her head and said, "But I make a lot of money."

"Okay, you can talk to me first about how much money is needed. If the company's accounts don't have enough, then ask me for it."

Chen Li'an didn't take this matter seriously. It was just an investment in a TV series. He didn't know when it would be officially launched.

Now Chen Li'an invests in TV series or movies, and he really has no idea of ​​making money anymore.

Just like acting, it's purely a personal hobby. If you like it, you can act. If you don't like it, don't act. It won't be like in the beginning, where you have to work hard to get a role just to play Extreme Cold.

Chen Li'an is very interested in Suzhou River now. He is thinking about when he will meet Lou Ye and introduce Mr. Zhou to him.

However, the Chinese New Year has just passed and they are still in Shanghai. If I want to meet, I have to wait for two days.

After Chen Li'an accompanied Chen Meiren for two days, he returned to the studio.

Now it is no longer necessary to hide in the courtyard. The studio is large and convenient for Chen Li'an to create. The main reason is that Chen Li'an spent a lot of money to find many masters to help him make clothes.

The venue is small and not enough. Chen Li'an has to meet with several master chefs a day to communicate various details, which is really not convenient at home.

Chen Li'an now wants to break foreign perceptions of traditional Chinese clothing, and stop thinking only of cheongsams or gray gowns.

This time, let them see what it means to have a vast land and abundant resources, and what it means to let a hundred flowers bloom!

If successful, Chen Li'an plans to use the clothes he designs as his first shot at establishing a cultural brand.

The previous touring exhibitions were more artistic than commercial and could only be used as benchmarks, not suitable for product launches.

Art cannot be mass-produced, but goods can.

There are still a few months left in the spring and summer of Paris Fashion Week, which is enough for Chen Li'an to show off a complete set of styles from fifty-six ethnic groups.

Paris Fashion Week may be the most inclusive of the four major fashion weeks. Milan and London are both conservative and prefer local designers. New York is too commercial and is not suitable for Chen Li'an's traditional and modern style.

This is also the reason why Bernard originally invited Chen Li'an to participate in Paris Fashion Week. The other three are really not suitable for Chen Li'an.

There is another very important issue in fashion design, and that is models. Chen Li'an doesn't even know a single model.

But this is not difficult. We still have the Miss Universe project to work on.

When we were in New York, the talks were pretty much done. Now all we have to do is sign the contract and pay the copyright fees.

The only troublesome thing about this matter is that Chen Li'an can't find the right person to do it.

There are no talents around me with experience in organizing large-scale events.

It’s really frustrating. It seems we can only hire foreign aid.