Chapter 515 Spread to Korea
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Seeing Li An and Jiao Xiongping being led towards the hall, a noisy discussion suddenly broke out in the corridor.
“I didn’t expect Director Li An to be here too!”
"Did you see just now? Director Xu Kun was not at all inferior to Director Li An..."
"It should be because of the home advantage, right? Director Li is an internationally renowned director who has won a Golden Globe Award!"
Where there are serious ones, there are naturally some informal ones - for example, winning the Best Foreign Language Film Award usually means it is a lower formal award.
"So what? Didn't Director Xu win the Best Actor Award at the Venice Film Festival? And if we talk about box office records, they are almost the same, both currently making around $ million."
"No way, Operation Kunpeng has tied Director Li's box office record? He's the most famous Chinese director in Hollywood..."
"So what if they are on par? Director Xu's box office success is mainly domestic. He still lacks some background compared to Director Li An."
"What's wrong with the money earned in China? Is money in the mainland not money? Or are people in the mainland not people?"
"I didn't say that..."
Amid the noise, Liu Xiaoli, who never liked this kind of excitement, had her eyes becoming brighter and brighter. Although she already thought highly of Xu Kun, she never expected that Xu Kun could be compared with Li An.
Yes, after all, Li An is best at art films, while Hollywood's mainstream is commercial films - doesn't this mean that if Xu Kun went to Hollywood, his prospects would probably surpass Li An? !
Imagining that Xu Kun would earn 200 million or 300 million yuan at the box office in the future, and that the leading actress would be her own Sissi, Liu Xiaoli's heart began to pound and her body began to feel hot.
"Mom, are we going to leave?"
It was not until Liu Yifei urged her that Liu Xiaoli realized that half of the people who had gathered at the door had dispersed.
"Go, go, go, hurry in!"
Liu Xiaoli immediately pulled her daughter inside, thinking that if there was a chance, she might be able to take the opportunity to meet Director Li An.
Of course, it would be best to go through Xu Kun's relationship, otherwise it would not be easy to leave an impression on Li An.
As a result, just as I was about to leave, I heard a clumsy voice mixed in Chinese and English from not far away: "This is really a super hit, it turns out that Director Xu has already won million US dollars in the global box office!"
Because she knew it was a foreigner, Liu Xiaoli subconsciously turned around and saw a middle-aged man in a suit with seven or eight young men and women clapping and applauding at the door.
She didn't know the middle-aged man, but among the people standing behind the man was the Tian Shang Zhi Xi band that had become very popular in Dongda University in the past two years.
It turns out that he is Korean, which is not surprising. After all, Xu Kun is the "man behind the Korean girl group", and it is normal for Koreans to appear at his celebration party.
Seeing the group of Koreans walking in while sighing, Liu Xiaoli withdrew her gaze and followed the crowd into the hall with her daughter.
After entering the hall, the first thing that catches your eye is a huge three-dimensional pastry. These pastries form ten numbers, each of which is about two and a half meters high and one and a half meters wide, spanning most of the venue.
1089670586
Needless to say, this is definitely the global box office total of "Operation Kunpeng".
If the current trend continues, it should be no problem for the box office to eventually break through 11 billion.
"Oh~ Dam [big hair], dam [big hair]!"
Liu Xiaoli was feeling the pressure brought by the ten-digit number when she heard the noisy sounds of Koreans nearby.
Liu Xiaoli frowned slightly. If it was a domestic group, she would definitely mutter a few words about their lack of quality, but thinking that they were Korean friends, she didn't demand too much.
At this moment, she suddenly discovered that the middle-aged Korean leader was looking around for something. She guessed that he was looking for Xu Kun.
So he also looked around, thinking that if he could find it ahead of time, he could just use the excuse of being a guide to get close to Director Xu.
But after searching for a long time, they found Li An, Jiao Xiongping and Han Sanping, but there was no trace of Xu Kun.
This is because at the same time they entered the hall, Xu Kun also received a call from Hao Lei in Shanghai - Hao Lei and Zhao Liying were filming "Dwelling Narrowness" in Shanghai, otherwise the petition would not have been delivered to her so quickly.
In the small meeting room at the back, after listening to Hao Lei convey the wishes of the students of Shanghai Theatre Academy, Xu Kun said speechlessly: "I just wanted to shut others up. It's fine for the Central Academy of Drama, but why did you guys at Shanghai Theatre Academy also make a fuss?"
In fact, if it weren't for this incident, Xu Kun originally wanted to adapt "The Way of Heaven" into a movie in two years. Now, in order to cover up the rumors about the selection of concubines, he had to release the drama version in advance.
"It's because you, Director Xu, are so charming."
Hao Lei said sourly: "Besides, everyone knows that Director Xu is very fond of old times. He will take care of anyone who has worked with him on a TV series or film before. With this reputation, it's no wonder that people flock to him.
Anyway, I have brought up the point. After all, Shanghai Theatre Academy is one of the three major theaters. You'd better treat everyone equally when casting. " "Okay."
Xu Kun didn't care. When it came to casting, the wider the range of choices, the better. At most, setting the location at Beijing Film Academy would be considered an explanation to the film company.
As for why Beijing Film Academy should be given extra preferential treatment...
He is about to co-manage Qingying Studio with Beijing Film Academy. He can't be at odds with Beijing Film Academy before even starting the cooperation, right?
After chatting for a few more sentences and confirming that "Dwelling Narrowness" would be completed before the Spring Festival, they made an appointment to welcome Teng Huatao, Hao Lei, Zhao Liying and others at that time. Only then did Xu Kun come out of the reception room.
"I'm sorry."
Facing Li An and Jiao Xiongping, Xu Kun lied casually: "It was the China Film Association headquarters that called just now. I am afraid of delaying the important business, so I can only neglect you."
Han Sanping explained, "Director Xu is currently setting up the Dongda Youth Directors Association, so he has to deal with the China Film Association."
"What a young man with so much to offer!"
Jiao Xiongping was full of praise. She really came this time for Xu Kun, because Xu Kun has always been unfriendly towards Hong Kong and Taiwan, and the Golden Horse Awards jury debated for a long time whether to nominate him.
But in the end, the supporters prevailed.
This is not entirely because of the ZZ influence brought by Xiao Ma Ge, but because Xu Kun first won the Venice Film Festival Best Actor Award and then earned a billion box office, making him the most popular person at the time. If he was not invited, this year's Golden Horse Awards would definitely be questioned.
But if they wanted to invite Xu Kun, the organizing committee was worried that he would say something unpleasant, so Jiao Xiongping took Li An on the trip to the mainland.
The purpose was to negotiate with Xu Kun in advance that everyone should carry the sedan chair, and no one should spoil the show.
Although Xu Kun didn't have a good impression of Xiao Ma Ge, he also knew that Dongda valued him very much now, and believed that his frozen garlic was the best opportunity to ease the tense atmosphere.
So when Jiao Xiongping hinted at him a little, he decisively made a promise, guaranteeing that he would never be the first to sabotage - the implication was that if someone took the initiative to provoke him, then it was no wonder that he would be forced to fight back.
Jiao Xiongping was both satisfied and a little embarrassed about his statement. After all, Taiwan’s current media...
She somewhat regretted taking on this hot potato, but since she had already accepted it, she could only be a paperhanger and try her best to ensure that this Golden Horse Awards went smoothly.
Jiao Xiongping was just thinking about what to do to prevent it after returning home when she saw Liu Xiaoli and her daughter coming over with a middle-aged man in a suit and tie.
The middle-aged man trotted past Liu Xiaoli from ten meters away, bowed deeply to Xu Kun and said, "Director Xu, congratulations on becoming one of the best film directors in Asia!"
"what?"
Xu Kun helped the man up in surprise and asked in confusion, "When did President Li come to Dongda? Why didn't he notify us in advance?"
Lee Soo Man continued in Mandarin with uncorrect pronunciation and unround accent, "I know you must be very busy right now, so I deliberately didn't disturb you in advance."
Although his pronunciation and accent are not standard, his Chinese level is much better than when we met in South Korea two years ago. It seems that he has studied Chinese seriously after the hit TV series "Chinese Language" became a hit.
Xu Kun introduced Lee Soo Man to Han Sanping, Li An and others. They all exchanged pleasantries with each other. They knew that this Korean had come all the way to the capital for something important, so they all tacitly gave space to Xu Kun and Lee Soo Man.
In the end, only the second Wang and the Liu mother and daughter had not left.
The two Wangs were worried that Xu Kun would abandon Huayi and cooperate with SM alone, while Liu Xiaoli was unwilling to be a guide in vain.
Xu Kun saw through her thoughts and pointed at Liu Yifei and said to the two Wangs, "After filming The Forbidden Kingdom, Yifei has had more than a year to settle down and should have gained a lot. The two Wangs might as well give her more opportunities."
Liu Xiaoli was overjoyed when she heard this. Although her real goal was to let Xixi star in Xu Kun's movie, hadn't the side dish just been served?
This can be exchanged for Huayi’s resources, which is already quite good.
When the two Wangs heard this, they knew that Liu Yifei had chosen to get close to Xu Kun.
If Xu Kun had suddenly intervened without warning before Operation Kunpeng came out, the two brothers would have definitely held a grudge, but now...
"Haha, isn't this all just a matter of a word from you, Director Xu?" Wang Zhongjun laughed and told his brother, "Zhonglei, quickly introduce the recent projects that the company is involved in to Yifei and see if there is anything suitable for her."
After Wang Zhonglei led the overjoyed Liu Xiaoli and the puzzled Liu Yifei away, Xu Kun asked about Lee Soo Man's purpose of coming.
Lee Soo Man did not hide anything and said directly to Xu Kun: "In fact, I came to Dongda this time not only to congratulate Director Xu on your achievements, but also to accept the advice of my colleagues in my country. I hope you can cooperate with our country more in the future. Although South Korea is small, we have also trained some very professional actors."
After a pause, he deliberately added: "And the actresses in our country are very well-behaved and sensible. They will definitely do their best to satisfy you, and there will definitely not be any noise!"
Tsk~
Could it be that the rumor about the selection of a concubine has already spread to Korea?
(End of this chapter)
