novellhall Chapter 56: Official Release
Chapter 56: Official Release
January 20th.
The weather in Yanjing is getting colder and colder.
A red carpet was laid out in the largest cinema under China Film Group, and both sides were crowded with reporters and fans.
The flashes of light went off in a flurry.
China Film Group threw a grand premiere for "One Shot".
Somewhat counterintuitively, a large number of people from Huayi came instead.
Even the brothers Wang Zhongjun and Wang Zhonglei personally led the team.
Following closely behind the two kings was Feng Kuzi, who was holding Xu Fan's arm.
He had an unlit cigar dangling from his mouth, and a knowing, enigmatic smile on his face, typical of seasoned veterans in the industry.
Chen Guofu walked beside him, and the two whispered to each other as they walked.
Next up is the lineup of artists from Huayi Brothers.
Zhang Guoli, Zhang Hanyu, and Li Naiwen, these veterans, walked in a row, exuding a very stable aura.
Li Binbin, Lu Yi, Nie Yuan, Qin Lan, Huo Siyan, Liu Yun, and Xiong Naijin, all currently very popular, followed behind.
Next up are newcomers like Mao Junjie and Gong Xinliang, who have outstanding figures but haven't become famous yet.
There were dozens of artists, clearly distinguished by rank, faction, and circle. Just walking the red carpet took almost twenty minutes.
The reception hall was bustling with noise.
Wei Yi stood at the entrance, flanked by Fan Binbin, Mu Tingting, Li Hua, Tian Erzhuang, and Wang Baoqiang, who were in charge of welcoming guests.
He was wearing a suit today, which was unusual for him. He wore a dark gray suit, no tie, and the top two buttons of his shirt collar were undone.
As soon as Wang Zhongjun and Wang Zhonglei entered the room, their eyes were fixed on Wei Yi.
Why are there so many people at Huayi today?
They mobilized almost their entire force.
The reason lies with this kid!
A while ago, Anna Wintour, the internationally renowned fashion icon, made a special trip to China.
It turns out it was all just to meet this kid and invite him to be VOGUE's chief guest photographer.
That made the big news.
Even Xinhua News Agency mentioned it.
The two brothers indirectly learned through other channels that he had indeed received an invitation to the VOGUE and LV collaboration fashion show.
Well, this kid's lucky.
This has caught the eye of the international fashion world!
Those are resources that Huayi wouldn't even dare to dream of.
That's why.
The Wang brothers were willing to spend tens of millions to bring Wei Yi into their ranks!
Not to mention Wei Yi's powerful background at Beijing Film Academy.
In addition, his film—
Fan Binbin, from Huayi.
Huang Xiaoming, from Huayi.
Wang Baoqiang, from Huayi.
The male and female leads, plus the main antagonist, are all from Huayi Brothers.
That would give us an even better excuse.
Thinking of winning people over and giving face to the Beijing Film Academy, the two brothers discussed it and decided that since it was almost Chinese New Year, they would all go and join in the fun.
So almost all of Huayi's staff came today.
This is the first time I've seen him in person.
The two brothers exchanged a glance, both looking equally surprised.
Is this what the kid looks like? Is he really a director? It's a shame he's not an actor.
"Mr. Wang, Mr. Wang," Wei Yi greeted them with a smile and a cupped-hand salute.
Wang Zhongjun looked him up and down, patted his arm, and smiled warmly: "Truly, heroes emerge from among the young. Professor Tian, you truly deserve to be called the pride of your Beijing Film Academy!"
With a single sentence praising Wei Yi and then the Beijing Film Academy, Lao Tian, who was behind him, smiled happily.
I don't know why.
Tian Erzhuang found that praising Wei Yi in front of him made him even happier than praising himself!
The sect's prodigy!
So terrifying.
Wang Zhonglei jokingly added, "All of Huayi's artists have come to support you today. Good luck!"
"Thank you both, Mr. and Mrs. Wang. Please come in."
Chen Guofu and his wife, Xiao Gangpao, then came in.
Chen Guofu was very polite, said a lot of polite words, and then went inside.
When Little Cannon saw the young and handsome Wei Yi, he originally wanted to say something.
Can……
Tian Erzhuang was standing right behind Wei Yi.
That was back when he was still fawning over Wang Su, and Wang Su would rush to fawn over him whenever they met.
Feng Xiaogang, who has become increasingly arrogant in recent years, has become quite polite to him.
Just like Chen Guofu before, he smiled and spoke politely to Wei Yi.
His wife couldn't help but glance at him a few more times, thinking that her husband's words in the car earlier weren't so polite.
You can't hit someone who's smiling.
Since the other person was being polite, Wei Yi was also being polite. He smiled and gestured to the side, "Please come in."
Next up is the main group of Huayi artists.
The first to enter was Li Binbin, dressed in a black dress, looking dignified, elegant, and radiant.
She immediately greeted him in a sweet, coquettish voice, "I'm so glad to finally meet you in person, Director Wei. It's so rare to see you!"
"Hello, hello, Sister Bingbing, hello." Wei Yi smiled, glancing at Fan Xiaopang next to him, thinking to himself, it's still this guy.
You have no idea how many moves she went through and how much protein she endured just to keep me from seeing you and ignoring you!
"Now that we've seen it, let's hurry inside," Fan Binbin said immediately. "People are coming from behind us; we're going to be very busy today!"
Li Binbin, who had been acting coy and demure in front of Wei Yi, glanced at her and scoffed.
"Hehe..." Fan Xiaopang responded with a cold laugh.
What are you humming about?
Fan Xiaopang was feeling very smug: You, a country bumpkin, are in Marie Claire? I'm in the international edition of Vogue!
Although it's an inside page, it still blows away your Marie Claire China edition cover!
Moreover, I've now caught the fast track of the international fashion world.
She's hooked up with Anna Wintour, who personally acknowledged in the media that she's Vogue's future chief photographer!
You country bumpkin, there's no use in being envious!
Li Binbin was very unhappy, but it wasn't the right time to start a fight with Fan Xiaopang.
She could only look at Wei Yi with resentment and glare at Fan Binbin with hatred.
Only then did they continue walking inside.
"How was it? Did her hands feel soft to the touch? She's gone, why are you still looking?"
But after Li Binbin went inside, Wei Yi took another look.
Fan Xiaopang immediately started firing.
Before Wei Yi could argue, she quickly leaned down and said to Mu Tingting beside her, "This guy is a womanizer. And that woman just now, she's definitely interested in him. We have to keep an eye on him."
Mu Tingting: "..."
How dare you say such a thing?
And this girl doesn't hide her voice at all.
This left Wang Baoqiang and Huang Xiaoming, who were accompanying the guests, in a dilemma: whether to listen or not.
Fortunately, more artists from Huayi Brothers continued to pour in.
Fan Binbin, Huang Xiaoming, and Wang Baoqiang accompanied Wei Yi, introducing him to everyone one by one.
Dozens of artists passed by in a steady stream, clearly divided into four groups.
The top tier is Huayi's flagship brand.
Li Binbin has already gone inside, and behind him is surprisingly Young Master Zhou.
Logically speaking, Zhou Xun has not yet officially signed a contract with Huayi Brothers.
However, Huayi has already announced that it will officially sign a contract with the other party on the 23rd of this month.
So it makes sense that she came here today as an artist from Huayi Brothers.
Following Zhou Gongzi is Deng Chao.
Zhou Gongzi VS Li Binbin, Jiu'er VS the domineering CEO.
These four can be considered the top male and female stars of Huayi Brothers for the next few years.
Why are there four "number one" male and female celebrities?
There were originally five Heavenly Kings, which is perfectly reasonable.
The second tier consists of veterans like Zhang Guoli, Zhang Hanyu, and Li Naiwen, whose works are solid and whose positions are stable.
They were all quite polite when they came up to shake hands with Wei Yi.
Zhang Guoli glanced at him a few more times and said "The younger generation is truly formidable" many times.
The third tier consists of people like Lu Yi, Nie Yuan, and Qin Lan, who have had representative works. Their momentum has not been as strong in the past two years, but their foundation is still there.
Huo Siyan, Liu Yun, and Xiong Naijin stood together, all dressed to the nines, and Huo Siyan's eyes were practically glued to Wei Yi.
The fourth tier consists of newcomers like Mao Junjie and Gong Xinliang, who don't have many representative works but have good looks and figures.
Around 11:30, the reporter conducted a few brief interviews.
The problem was directed at Wei Yi.
When asked if he had really received invitations from VOGUE and LV, he did not answer.
When asked why he scored full marks on the college entrance exam but chose to study at the Beijing Film Academy to pursue a career in the entertainment industry, he was asked...
When asked why he was able to get so many big names for his first film, he wondered if there were any unspoken rules involved.
When asked if he really directed the movie, he said that he has reportedly hardly attended any classes at the Beijing Film Academy.
There are many problems.
However, most of them have nothing to do with today's movies.
Wei Yi wasn't angry and responded to each question one by one.
11:55.
The interview has ended.
The theater gradually filled with people coming to see the premiere.
The lights went out. Four large red characters appeared on the screen.
One Shot
The entire audience fell silent, and the movie officially began.