China Entertainment 1997

On May 5, 2000, the Cannes Film Festival opened

When the crew of "In the Mood for Love" walked on the red carpet, Tony Leung held hands for a century.

One hand is holding his real girlfriend Carina Lau, and the other hand is holding his confidante Maggie Cheung.

At that time, the film, which instantly killed countless reporters, caused an even greater sensation when the photos spread to China.

Tony Leung and Maggie Cheung have collaborated many times, and they have a tacit understanding and even created many classic sparks, so they are regarded as a famous on-screen couple by many fans and the media.

Especially the Hong Kong media, they are hyping Carina Lau as a northern aunt every day that she is not worthy of Tony Leung.

Anyway, in everyone's mind, Maggie Cheung and Tony Leung are the most compatible, and even the two of them admit to varying degrees that the best partner for filming is each other.

But no matter how the media and movie fans hype "Liang Zhang CP", there is no way around Carina Lau, the main actress.

It is said that Carina Lau participated in the Cannes at her own expense and walked on the red carpet as a family member to stage this famous scene.

Cao Xuan didn't know how other people felt when they saw this photo. He just had the same thought after seeing it.

This is what a man should do!

Liang Chaowei is allowed to have one hand, but we, the official Cao, are not allowed to have two boats...

However, in the eyes of the outside world, although Tony Leung's hand-in-hand is worthy of reporting, the most important thing to mention is that he won the best actor in Cannes.

He is also the third actor in the Chinese film industry to win the three major European film festivals after Mr. Ge and Xia Yu, and the first and only actor in the Hong Kong film industry.

Tony Leung Chiu Wai was officially declared a god, surpassing Fat Brother, Tony Leung Ka Fai and others, becoming the number one male actor in Hong Kong in terms of paper data.

Just like Cao Xuan who won the Golden Melody Award before, Liang Chaowei won the award and introduced many viewers to Cannes and the three major European film festivals. Uncle Ge and Xia Yu also followed suit.

In addition to Tony Leung, director Sunglasses King has also successfully ascended to the altar and become the No. 1 literary film in Hong Kong. Big names from all walks of life follow his willful guidance.

Until Wang Chuanjun’s words “I don’t like it” appeared...

The Hong Kong film industry has become active again after a long absence. It is said that someone is already organizing a celebration party for the crew of "In the Mood for Love".

It can be said that the success of "In the Mood for Love" at Cannes gave the sluggish Hong Kong film industry a shot in the arm.

Equally famous is Jiang Wen, whose film "The Devil Is Coming" was well received at Cannes and won two awards.

Lao Jiang hugged his French wife and called her high-spirited in Cannes.

So Jiang Wen went to "Looking for a Gun" to torture Lu Chuan...

………

Chinese movies frequently dominate the media and attract a lot of celebrities to join the film industry.

During the filming of "The Swordsman", Xu Qing, Li Jie, and even Wei Zi all expressed their yearning for the film industry.

Nowadays, many actors in the entertainment industry, especially the mainland entertainment industry, have similar concepts. TV dramas are for making money and becoming famous, and making movies is art.

In fact, Cao Xuan also had this idea, but it was not that serious.

Movies are important, but TV series should not be underestimated. Even judging from his current development, TV series are more suitable for him.

Many artists in later generations have emphasized that "nationality" is an important plus point for an actor, but at the moment, the entertainment industry actually doesn't understand this concept very well.

To put it bluntly, many people in the industry don't think much of the public, and only believe in the elites of the small circle, and what the public recognizes is "country".

Feng Xiaogang has become very popular in the past two years. The box office of mainland movies easily reaches tens of millions, ranking among the top five or even the top three in the annual box office list.

However, no one in the mainstream film industry looks down upon him. When major film critics and directors mention him, they look down upon him and scold Feng Xiaogang for flattering the public.

Old Feng had been holding in his anger for several years and bowed his head. He originally wanted to squeeze into the mainstream film circle, but ended up with a cold butt. Feng Xiaogang's films received very little in the Golden Rooster Awards for several consecutive years.

Feng Xiaogang was so angry that his true nature was exposed and he transformed into "Feng Dapao". He questioned and criticized the Golden Rooster Award many times, and even vowed never to participate in the competition.

Of course, he turned out really good afterwards.

It also won the Golden Rooster Award [Best Director] several times. To a certain extent, it can be regarded as a compromise between the Golden Rooster Award and Feng.

But at the moment, the mainland entertainment industry still has a very high profile.

TV series = vulgar

Commercial movie = vulgar

Literary movies are the way to go!

Box office is not the first factor. The first factor is winning awards. It is best to win the three major European film festivals and Oscars, and make money on the way.

It doesn’t matter if you can’t make money, how can you talk about money when playing art...

On the one hand, this level has not yet adapted to the market economy and the atmosphere is conservative. On the other hand, the public has no right to speak. Commenting on movies is the right of film critics, and reporters cannot interfere blindly.

When did the film industry start to really pay attention to popular actors? It was "Hero" that grossed over 200 million at the box office, and everyone realized how profitable movies can be.

Box office has become the key to measuring a movie.

And if you want to increase the box office, you have to find those popular stars.

One of the reasons why Hong Kong and Taiwan artists were so popular at that time was that their talent could attract box office, at least according to paper data.

Many people have also realized the benefits of TV series, which have a great effect on increasing the public fame of artists.

Liu Hua, the Golden Horse and Golden Rooster actor, has won the award, and came back to act on TV because no one would recognize him when he was out, and he didn't earn much.

After the TV series became popular, he accumulated a lot of nationality, his salary increased significantly, and he bought a house and a car in the capital.

When Zhao Wei first entered the film industry, he made a lot of films and encountered various accidents. However, relying on the strong foundation of Qiong Yao's trilogy, he continued to get resources and came back to life again and again.

Not to mention Liu Tianxian, after "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" Xiao Longnu, he made one movie after another, but it just didn't work.

Since 2000, she has been the number one heroine of Huayu online dramas, and she is still the heroine until 2021.

Based on the national popularity accumulated from several popular TV series, he is widely popular and can be called the most popular in the entertainment industry.

So although Cao Xuan also wants to make movies, he will never give up on TV series easily.

Before this group of people could react, Cao Xuan, the King of Pop + Evergreen Spring Festival Gala + many popular TV series, stacked up the national degree buff to the fullest in one breath, and then the world would be big and he would be allowed to run wild.

In fact, Cao Xuan does not lack film resources. He may not be able to obtain one or two top-level configurations for the time being. It is not a big problem to play the male lead in ordinary movies.

However, these movies have brought too little benefit to Cao Xuan, and they are not as good as acting in those popular TV series. Therefore, Cao Xuan has not acted in a movie since his debut.

Not to mention, the more he stretches his arms, the more valuable he becomes. Many film producers want the gimmick of "Cao Xuan's film debut".

Of course, this is also because Cao Xuan's popularity continues to soar.

The higher his popularity, the more valuable this gimmick becomes, and the conditions given to Cao Xuan become more generous. Someone in Hong Kong and Taiwan has already offered a high price of HK$5 million.

This price is beyond the reach of many first-tier film actors in Hong Kong.

If it weren't for the fact that the script was so bad and even suspected of being washed, Cao Xuan might have given in.

Cao Daguan was also very curious. Normal movies offered 5 million, but he didn't know how much it would cost to ask him to act in a restricted-rated movie.

20000000?

30 million?

Or 50 million, or even more?

………

At the end of May, somewhere in Taihu Lake, Xinwu

Zeng Li, dressed in a Miao costume and silver jewelry, came out of the crowd on the boat, looking at his appearance and shouting cutely.

"Is Master Linghu of the Huashan Sect here? We really want to meet him."

After that, as soon as he stepped on the board of the ship, he jumped up and used Qinggong to fly to the shore, making a heroic appearance.

"Stuck, passed."

Kang Honglei shouted, and then took the initiative to applaud: "Congratulations on wrapping up."

"Thanks."

Zeng Li nodded to greet the staff, and Cao Xuan, who was still in costume, waved to her, and when she came over, a bouquet of flowers appeared from nowhere.

"Happy finalization."

Zeng Li's first reaction was to look around to see if there were any reporters. Xu Qing next to her made her laugh.

"Don't worry, it's normal to send flowers after the wedding is finalized. Besides, this isn't the first time for you two to write. Are you still afraid of reporters?"

"That's right, you have to be afraid of reporters writing about it. When the love sister is finished, I will get her a big one."

"Good guys, this is just to catch me and take the blame for you two. I'll expose it to the crew if the situation gets tighter."

Xu Qing said angrily. As the roles of the male and female protagonists increased in the later stages, Cao Xuan and Xu Qing also became familiar with each other.

The most important thing is that Xu Qing often passively helps Cao Xuan and Cao Xuan cover up in front of reporters. After going back and forth, they have become friends.

Not to mention how good the relationship is, but jokes can still be made. Xu Qing often uses herself as the scapegoat to treat Cao Xuan.

Cao Xuan is not a stingy person. He often invites the stars of "The Swordsman" to give him a meal, and the crew also often gives some benefits.

Eaters are soft-mouthed, but takers are short-handed.

After finishing eating, everyone knew what to say about Cao Xuan and Zeng Li.

Of course, there must be some who are not particular about it, but as long as the protagonists keep their mouths shut, other people's revelations will be just that. Even if the protagonists reveal the information, it is harmless. If you are not familiar with it, you can still say slander.

It's hard to tell what's true and what's false in the entertainment industry. Even if they are photographed in the same room, it can be said that they are right on the script.

Why turn off the lights?

Isn’t it okay to save national resources? !

Cao Xuan really doesn't care whether his relationship is announced or not, and he is not afraid of losing his popularity because of it. However, he is greedy and wants to be the master of Duanshui, so he can only hide his ears and steal the bell.

As long as I'm single, everyone is good friends.

Well, a good friend in a quilt!

Zeng Li, the Blue Phoenix, doesn't have many scenes. His total appearance time is less than two episodes, but his scenes are a bit fragmented.

Originally, she joined the group early because she wanted to film a movie with Cao Xuan and travel around the mountains and rivers, and then leave with Cao Xuan, but now there are reporters following her every day, so she is not having a good time.

There happened to be a graduation drama at the school, so Zeng Li simply wrapped up the drama and left normally.

Anyway, Cao Xuan is going back to Beijing to record an album after filming, so he is not worried about not having time to meet.

The crew had a tight filming schedule, and since it was a supporting role, there was no wrapping up party.

However, due to Cao Xuan's face, Zhang Dahuzi was very humane and gave him a half-day holiday. Cao Xuan and Zhu Jiang drove Zeng off to Jinling to take a flight.

Speaking of this, Cao Xuan gets a headache. It's just that Xinwu doesn't have a civilian airport for the time being, but Su City doesn't even have an airport.

In this era without high-speed rail, one has to either take a train or transfer from Jinling Airport to the Xinwu Film and Television Base from the capital, which makes transportation quite inconvenient.

After seeing off Zeng Li and returning to Beijing, Cao Xuan only had one thing on his mind during the filming of "The Swordsman".

How to naturally take the Blue Phoenix costume home and collect it from the costume shop.

Don’t get me wrong, Cao Xuan just wants to study the ancient Miao costumes and experience Jin Yong’s martial arts culture on a deeper level.

The crew was worried that my clothes would accidentally get dirty and delay the filming progress, so I wanted to take the clothes home and study them carefully...