Chapter 356 Invitation

France.

The crew of "The Chinese Zodiac".

Chateau de Chantilly.

The Château de Chantilly, a world cultural heritage, is divided into two parts: the big castle and the small castle.

The buildings on the original site of the Great Castle were built between 1528 and 1531, but were unfortunately destroyed during the French Revolution.

What you see today was built in 1870 at the expense of the Duke of Conti. The small castle was built around 1560, and a bronze statue of the castle owner stands in the garden.

When the Château de Chantilly was born, its name meant "beautiful beyond measure" in French.

The most interesting thing is that foodies will find that the name of the castle, “Chantilly”, is the same as a kind of French cream.

Indeed! The Duke of Conti's chef Vatel invented a type of whipped cream, or "chantilly cream", which became the name of the castle. Chantilly cream tastes sweet and smooth, just like the look and feel of the Château de Chantilly.

The movie "Chinese Zodiac" can be said to be the most serious film shot by Jackie Chan in recent years. With his age, Jackie Chan has shot fewer and fewer action scenes in previous movies, but in this movie, Jackie Chan has brought out the same life-threatening spirit as when he was young.

Especially the scene in the castle, many shots pay tribute to previous movies, it is very classic.

The heat of Li Binbin's impact on Hollywood has not completely dissipated, and Zhou Xun has also been revealed to be joining Hollywood to star in the sci-fi epic "Cloud Atlas", and his co-stars include Tom Hanks, Susan Sarandon, Halle Berry, James McAvoy and others.

"Chinese actress Li Binbin bravely ventures into Hollywood, the rise of mainland stars."

The media were eager to make a big fuss about it. After all, ever since Zhang Ziyi fell from grace, Liu Yifei has been the only one carrying the Hollywood market, and she is the only one who can carry the global box office.

A few years ago, Gong Li and Zhang Ziyi attracted considerable attention in Hollywood and also played the leading female role in some films.

However, since the box office of these films did not meet the expectations of the producers, they have fewer and fewer opportunities to star in films, and now almost no films will invite them.

The fact that Zhou Xun and Li Binbin stood out naturally gave many actresses confidence, and more and more celebrity artists thought they could do it too.

All of a sudden, other stars in the circle took action and kept inquiring about movie resources in Hollywood.

Of course, there are more people who are jealous. After all, their value can increase a lot after returning from going to sea.

Moreover, according to feedback from the domestic market, after the two confirmed that they would join the Hollywood blockbusters, they had several more cover endorsements from heavyweight fashion magazines, and their net worth naturally rose as well.

At this time, Li Lianjie had already contacted Liu Yifei.

As for why it was Li Lianjie who contacted them, it was naturally because he was the only Chinese actor in the crew of "The Expendables".

"The Expendables 2?" In the crew, Liu Yifei, who had just finished shooting a scene, received a call from Li Lianjie. The other party directly explained the purpose of the call. After hanging up the phone, Liu Yifei was still muttering to herself.

She originally thought that after finishing filming "The Chinese Zodiac", she would take a break or find an art film to shoot. Unexpectedly, a Hollywood blockbuster came to her, and it was a blockbuster with an investment of 100 million US dollars, and she would be the female lead.

If it were in the original time and space, Liu Yifei would definitely agree directly. However, after spending a long time with Gu Wei, she was not so interested in Hollywood movies anymore. After all, no matter how popular Sylvester Stallone is, he can't be as popular as Leonardo DiCaprio and Matt Damon!

As for the latter, Liu Yifei has worked with them before. A Hollywood movie with an investment of over 100 million yuan is not small, but also not big.

"Yifei, are you okay?"

Looking at Liu Yifei who was a little absent-minded after answering the phone, Cheng Long walked over and asked with concern.

Putting aside the fact that Liu Yifei is the heroine of his own movie, just the fact that Gu Wei is behind her is enough to make Cheng Long dare not neglect her in the slightest.

"It's okay, big brother. There's a movie in Hollywood that invited me to play the leading role. They called me just now."

After saying that, Liu Yifei shook her phone and spoke in a flat tone.

The speaker may not mean it, but the listener may take it seriously. Seeing Liu Yifei's nonchalant attitude at the moment, Zhang Lanxin and others beside her felt a little emotional.

"Haha, this shows that you are becoming more and more popular. However, our movie has just started, so you have to arrange your schedule well."

Cheng Long smiled when he heard this and reminded Liu Yifei. Not only others, but even Cheng Long felt a little emotional at this moment. He thought that when he was the other person's age, he definitely did not have the same treatment as Liu Yifei. "It's better to have a big director behind you." Cheng Long thought silently in his heart.

"Don't worry, brother, I'll ask Director Gu first and then make a decision." Liu Yifei understood what Cheng Long said and spoke.

"Okay, then everyone take a break and we'll start the next shot right away."

"Okay, Director Cheng."

The people below all agreed.

Zhang Lanxin and Liao Fan beside them also reacted, "Haha, what are you daydreaming about? The important thing is to make this movie well. Hollywood and the like are too far away."

At the same time, "Pirates of the Caribbean 4" earned 1.45 million yuan in its first week in China, but audiences criticized it while spending their money, saying that it did have some signs of being a bad movie, the plot was too dragged out, Johnny Depp's formulaic performance was annoying, and the 3D effect was just a gimmick.

However, the previous films attracted too many fans, and at this time, "Pirates of the Caribbean 4" was far ahead in the international box office, crushing most other Hollywood blockbusters.

Online, some viewers who didn’t watch the film said, “Why go watch this movie if it’s so bad?” People who have watched the film replied, “How do you know how bad it is if you don’t watch it? Now I know that not all Hollywood movies can be called blockbusters.”

There was a war of words on the Internet, and some people turned their attention to the bad domestic movies: "They are also bad movies, why can't the bad domestic movies sell well?"

These remarks made many film company executives secretly groan in their hearts. They made bad movies, didn't make any money, and were criticized. In the end, the criticism of a bad Hollywood movie finally came back to us. Damn, is it that we don't want to sell our results?
Isn't it true that no one buys it? Oh, the foreigners just promote it casually, and you guys swarm around like flies. The result is not good, and you still blame us. You are really caught in a dilemma.

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In the crew of "The Chinese Zodiac", after finishing a day's filming, it was almost dawn. Liu Yifei returned to her hotel room, picked up the phone and called Director Gu.

When someone sends you an invitation, you still have to reply, regardless of whether you want to perform or not.

In China, Gu Wei, who was busy editing a movie at the company, saw the caller ID and went straight to the office next door and answered the call.

"What's wrong? Are you tired from filming?"

As Gu Wei spoke, he was thinking about the purpose of the young lady's call. Could it be that she was angry because he didn't visit her on set?

"It's OK. Everyone is taking good care of me. It's not as tiring as I thought."

Hearing Gu Wei's voice, Liu Yifei felt relieved instantly. The two of them stayed together for a while. "Senior, the crew of "The Expendables" in Hollywood called me today and invited me to be the heroine of this movie..."

"Suicide Squad, didn't they contact Yu Nan?"

"Yu Nan?" the young lady asked with a puzzled tone.

As soon as Gu Wei opened his mouth, he realized something was wrong. He was only thinking about the casting for this movie in his previous life. In the end, he decided on Yu Nan. It was quite a sensation at the time. After all, it was another Chinese actress in China playing the leading role in a Hollywood movie, which was quite a gimmick.

"Someone contacted me before and asked me to recommend some domestic actresses to them, so I just mentioned it casually, haha." Gu Wei said hurriedly. In order to appease the young lady, he had to bite the bullet and explain.

"Oh, then I'll turn it down. I don't have the schedule anyway." Liu Yifei didn't ask any more questions. After all, it was normal for Gu Wei to recommend Yu Nan. After all, the two had worked together before and would contact each other occasionally.

Then they talked about the premiere of "On the Beach at Night Alone". Gu Wei was afraid that the young lady would be too tired from traveling back and forth, so he planned to let her shoot a video in France and send it back, as if she was attending the premiere.

"No, that won't do. This is my award-winning work, so it will definitely come."

Liu Yifei said this in a firm tone, and Gu Wei had no choice but to let the other party do as he pleased.

After hanging up the phone, Gu Wei was thinking about the heroine of "The Expendables 2". After thinking for a while, he picked up the phone and made a call.

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June has just begun.

Large-scale promotion has already begun in China during the summer vacation period in July.

There is the sci-fi disaster movie "Skyrim".

Luc Besson's "The Transporter".

"Wuxia" directed by Chen Kexin and starring Donnie Yen.

Hollywood special effects blockbuster "Transformers 3".

As for those low-budget movies, there are countless of them.

The crew of "The Four Famous Catchers".

Yang Mi, who has already joined the crew, is working hard to promote the movie "Far Cry" in which she stars while filming.

The film is scheduled to be released on July 7th. As it is her first movie as the lead actress, Yang Mi has been very active in promoting it.

Currently, Yang Mi is a popular star in the circle. Millions of "bees" across the country are looking forward to this big-screen movie by Yang Mi. Many people have spontaneously organized midnight screenings on the official Weibo on the eve of the premiere.

When the distributor saw this situation, they decisively changed the release date, postponing the original June release date to July, just to allow the student movie fans to have a happy summer vacation after the exams and satisfy their "screaming" addiction in the cinema.

I have to say that the producer also considers the majority of LSPs.

"Mimi, you're really popular. Many fans online are looking forward to your movie, and many of them have booked out the entire theater."

In the crew, Deng Chao, who was dressed in ancient costume, came to Yang Mi and said with a smile after seeing the news online.

"Haha, we haven't congratulated Brother Chao yet. Don't forget to treat us to the wedding wine when the time comes."

She knew her own business clearly. The reason why the Internet was so lively was mostly due to the publicity and promotion arrangements of the "Far Cry" crew. After hearing Deng Chao's words, Yang Mi decisively changed the subject.

Then she talked about Deng Chao's marriage to Sun Li in a few days. Sure enough, after hearing what Yang Mi said, Deng Chao, who was usually funny, couldn't help but smile, "Haha, of course, we'll all go and have fun together."

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(End of this chapter)