Fringe artists in the entertainment industry

Chapter 145 143. Chen Li'an: "My enthusiasm lasts! It doesn't last three minutes."

The pizza in Venice tastes very good, especially the seafood pizza, which has a very tempting smell of cheese and anchovies.

Chen Li'an ate a twelve-inch pizza by himself, and also destroyed the two pieces that Bai Qing didn't finish.

"I feel satisfied." Chen Li'an patted his belly and lay comfortably on the sofa.

Bai Qing looked at the cheese stuck to the corner of Chen Li'an's mouth, handed over a piece of paper and asked: "Ji Fa will be here in a few days, do you want to pick her up?"

"What specific day?" Chen Lian asked, wiping his mouth.

Bai Qing packed up the pizza box and threw it into the trash can. "The day after tomorrow, there will be awards at the art exhibition next week. She has to come over in advance to understand the situation."

"Well, I'm definitely going." Chen Li'an sat up straight and said, "I'll go back to China after the awards are over. If you want to hang out here, you can stay here for a few more days. We still have things to deal with at home."

"Aren't you going to attend the closing ceremony of the film festival?" Bo Qing asked curiously.

Chen Li'an shook his head and said: "There is no chance to win the prize, so why are you wasting your time here?"

"Why can't I win the award? Maybe there is a chance?" Bo Qing didn't know much about movies. He felt that Chen Li'an's acting was very good, so why didn't he have any chance?

"The competition is too strong. Film is a comprehensive art. I can't win an award for my good acting." Chen Li'an explained and then said: "So I plan to return to China after winning the Golden Lion Award at the art exhibition."

"You are confident, are you sure you can win the award?" Although Bai Qing was also confident, he was not as sure as Chen Li'an.

Chen Li'an smiled and said: "Of course, this theme exhibition fits our works perfectly."

The only pity is that the work has been sold in advance, otherwise the value will be higher after winning the award.

But there was nothing we could do about it. If it hadn't been sold in advance, there wouldn't have been so many people marketing it, and Chen Li'an's chance of winning the prize would have been reduced a lot.

Generally speaking, Chen Li'an and Bai Qing still do not suffer. After all, winning the award will be very helpful to their reputation, and the value of their future works will increase.

The most important thing is that Chen Li'an feels that it is much easier to make money from painting than from making movies. Even if he sells it for one million, he will not lose money, let alone the price is several million.

The most important thing is that the production cost of paintings is too low. A few bottles of paint and a piece of canvas will not cost more than a thousand yuan together, but the cost of a movie is hundreds of times that and it may not be sold in the end. millions.

Just like the extreme cold, it is almost impossible to sell it for several million dollars, and the most it can sell is two or three hundred thousand dollars.

The news brought back by Shu Qi and Wang Xiaoshuai the next day confirmed Chen Li'an's guess.

"The film was sold for two hundred thousand dollars." Shu Qi said with a smile while sitting on the sofa, very satisfied with the price.

Converting US$200,000 into RMB, that’s just over two million, which is a very good price. You must know that the production cost of this movie was less than 300,000. A seven-fold return is extremely exaggerated.

However, half of this money goes to Tomson Films, which cost hundreds of thousands in post-production, and the remaining half belongs to Wang Xiaoshuai and Shu Qi.

"Why are you so anxious? Don't wait until the closing ceremony before selling. Maybe you can really win the prize." Chen Li'an asked with a smile.

Wang Xiaoshuai and Shu Qi looked at each other with bitter smiles. Before they came, they had thought about the possibility of winning the prize, but after watching all the films in the competition, they no longer had any hope.

Extreme cold is good, but it’s just good. It’s still one or two golden roosters away from the Golden Lion.

Shu Qi and Wang Xiaoshuai did a simple calculation and said to Chen Li'an: "Here is ten percent of you, which is one hundred thousand yuan. Although it is not much, this is what we want."

Chen Li'an waved his hand and said, "You guys can keep the hundred thousand yuan for yourselves. Give me two paupers and keep it to improve your life."

Shu Qi: "." Who are you calling a pauper? It’s not certain which one of us will have money!

Wang Xiaoshuai: "." The pauper is talking about me! I am the poorest!

After skipping this emotionally hurtful topic, Chen Li'an said: "I am not going to attend the closing ceremony. I will go again next year when I can participate in Rotterdam and win the award."

"." Wang Xiaoshuai looked at Chen Li'an speechlessly and said, "Do you want to be so realistic?"

"It's not reality. I don't have time to waste here. I've been in Venice for almost two months, and there are still a lot of things to do when I return to China." Chen Li'an explained casually, then turned to look at Shu Qi and asked, "Brother Is the movie "Midnight Song" about to be released? Director Yu Rentai said before that it will not be released in time for the summer."

Shu Qi nodded and said, "Well, I didn't keep up with the post-production period and there wasn't enough time for the announcement, so I moved it to October."

However, there is no National Day in Hong Kong at this time, and October is just an ordinary schedule. It is really hard to say how much the film will achieve at the final box office.

However, with the movie market in Xiangjiang and the movie market in Wanwan, it is conservatively estimated that the movie should have a box office of more than 10 million.

I just don’t know if Midnight Singing can still enter the Wanwan market. Since Xiangjiang’s return date was confirmed, Wanwan has become much more cautious about the introduction of Xiangjiang movies, and the quota of introductions has also been limited.

But with Wu Qianlian as the heroine, it shouldn't be a big problem.

Those people at Wanwan Film Bureau are so narrow-minded! There are also restrictions on the introduction of movies, which is not impressive at all!

The mainland also invited artists from Wanwan to participate in the Spring Festival Gala!

After talking about this, Shu Qi reacted, looked at Chen Li'an and said, "So you have to go back to participate in the promotion."

Chen Li'an shook his head and said, "Maybe. Director Yu mentioned it to me, but he didn't say it specifically. Whether we go or not actually doesn't matter much."

Mainland actors are not well-regarded in Hong Kong. Whether Chen Li'an goes or not really doesn't make any difference.

Wang Xiaoshuai also knew the aggressive nature of the Xiangjiang entertainment industry, so he patted Chen Li'an on the shoulder to express his sympathy and helplessness.

"You are so popular in the European art world, but you are not welcomed in Xiangjiang. It's really interesting." Wang Xiaoshuai sighed with emotion.

Chen Li'an didn't have much emotion, but as soon as his mind wandered, he thought of Captain Jia's classic sayings.

Mr. Liu: Then you are neither Chinese nor Japanese, then who are you?

Jia Gui: I am nobody.

Master Liu: Oh, you are not human.

Jia Gui: Damn it, you are not a human being.

Hey, that's really interesting.

Chen Li'an couldn't help but think about having fun, but he turned around and saw Shu Qi and held back. He was a good comrade.

"Why do you have such a strange expression?" Shu Qi looked at Chen Li'an who was trying to hold back his laughter, feeling that he was thinking of something strange.

"Nothing...nothing, I just thought of a TV series." Chen Li'an fooled him casually, and then said: "I won't be here at the film festival these days. The art exhibition is about to award awards, so I have to go there and walk around."

"Walking around? Can we still find relationships?" Shu Qi asked curiously.

Chen Li'an rolled his eyes at Shu Qi and said, "The only way to find connections is to show off."

"Oh... then you go ahead, the film has been sold anyway."

For an underground film that has no hope of winning awards, it is basically over once the film is sold. The closing ceremony of the film festival and the award ceremony are no longer important, since it won't win any awards anyway.

Now that the film festival has come to an end, Chen Li'an's main focus is on the art exhibition.

Ji Fa took Chen Li'an to various gatherings and got to know artists and critics from various countries. Chen Li'an almost became a socialite in the art circle.

Bai Qing is the most annoyed by this kind of thing. He never participates in it and maintains a sense of mystery very well. One of the two partners is a lizi, and the other is both lizi and face.

Chen Li'an has endured too much alone. Fortunately, Ji Fa is with him, otherwise Chen Li'an would never be too lazy to participate in so many activities.

At around ten o'clock in the night, Chen Li'an and Ji Fa came out of a cocktail party, both slightly tipsy. They sobered up after being blown by the summer evening breeze.

"It's finally over, and now I feel that social interaction is a very annoying thing."

Chen Li'an unbuttoned his shirt, looked at Ji Fa, whose face was slightly red, and asked, "Are you okay?"

"It's okay, it's just a little hot." Ji Fa took a breath, looked at Chen Li'an and said, "Come for a walk with me, just in time to sober up."

Ji Fa, who was walking by the river, looked at the reflection in the water and said leisurely: "This is the third time I have brought people to participate in the Venice Art Biennale. You are the most promising one to win the prize."

Chen Li'an lit a cigarette and held it in his mouth. He turned to look at Ji Fa and asked, "Which artists have you signed contracts with before?"

"There are many, but most of them are not as talented as you, and many of them have given up." Ji Fa said while looking at the moon hidden behind the bell tower: "Art creation is really a difficult thing. Many artists have been working for several years. None of them can create an excellent work.”

"It's okay, I feel quite relaxed." Chen Li'an said lightly.

Ji Fa couldn't help but turned his head and rolled his eyes at Chen Li'an and said, "Do you think everyone is like you? Didn't Bo Qing take several years to create a work before?"

Chen Li'an scratched his hair. It was difficult to understand the creative bottlenecks of ordinary artists, because he had never encountered a bottleneck. The world was full of passion in his eyes, and inspiration was like a faucet that could not be turned off, flowing out all the time. .

So there is a sea in his heart.

"I heard from Bo Qing that you are going to try sculpture next time?" Ji Fa said with a headache: "Do you know that every time you engage in a different type of art, you have to start over. You are very good at painting and photography. But that doesn’t mean your sculptures will be popular.”

Chen Li'an threw it on the roadside without quality, stamped it out with his feet, and then said: "Not every piece of work has to be sold, I just collect it myself. I like to explore different things. I need freshness. Drawing all the time turns me into a rusty machine.”

"I know, you are like this about feelings too." Ji Fa had already seen through Chen Li'an's character, and couldn't help but sigh and said: "Sometimes I feel like you are like a child, full of curiosity about everything, and only Enthusiasm that lasts a short time.”

"What do you call three-minute heat in Chinese?" Ji Fa looked at Chen Li'an and asked.

Chen Li'an defended: "My enthusiasm is long-lasting, not three minutes! You will understand later, I am just always curious."

Ji Fa always felt that there was something in Chen Li'an's words, and some words made people unable to help but think crookedly. Maybe this topic could be further discussed. The atmosphere tonight was also very good. It would be a pity if nothing happened in the romantic night.

Ji Fa turned around and looked at Chen Li'an and couldn't help but pursed her lips. Just as she was about to reach out to hold him, she heard Chen Li'an's words that ruined the atmosphere.

"Go back early. I'm already sleepy. I have to dress up tomorrow to prepare for my first trophy."

Ji Fa said with some reluctance: "Let's go shopping some more. Maybe we can have another drink. Besides, I'm a little hungry."

Chen Li'an looked at Ji Fa's actions of licking her lips and felt that she was unusually hungry.

(There are still two chapters left. Wait for the update later. I went out to a friend’s party tonight and wasted time.)