In late June 2004, the temperature in Shanghai was even higher, and there were hardly any people on the streets during the day.

But at night, it's crowded.

People who have been holding back for a day during the day have gone out to play at this time, as if they want to make up for the daytime.

Li Shengyao was too lazy to go out day and night, he stayed in the hotel to write the script, but tonight was a little special, he led Dong Xuan to UME Cinema together.

Just the day before yesterday, Li Shengyao received an invitation from Cheng Long's eldest brother to participate in the premiere of "Around the World in 80 Days" in Shanghai at UME Studios.

Since Li Shengyao wants to enter the film industry, he naturally has to keep in touch with a big man like Cheng Long.

It can't be said that it is a sycophant, this kind of thing has come and gone.

Today I'm at your premiere, and next time you're at my premiere.

So Li Shengyao came over, and Brother Cheng Long's face was naturally very big, not only Feng Xiaogang, but also directors like Jiang Wen came, and Han Sanping came.

And there are a lot of Hong Kong stars, Liu Dehua, Nicholas Tse, Liu Qingyun, Zheng Xiuwen and so on.

Most movies are premiered in Yanjing, but in recent years, Cheng Long Films have been in Shanghai, and his two highest-grossing series in Hollywood - "Shanghai Noon" and "Rush Hour", both of which have Shanghai elements, have been holding premieres in Shanghai.

"Around the World in 80 Days" naturally does not need to change places, and Cheng Long also hopes that this film can have good results in the mainland.

The movie has been released in North America, but word-of-mouth box office is not good.

The investment is 100 million dollars, and the North American side is about 20 million.

A loss is a sure loss.

In fact, after this movie, Cheng Long was basically abandoned by Hollywood capital, and was silent for three years, "Rush Hour 3" was launched, with an investment of 140 million, a box office of 138 million in North America, and 250 million in the world, plus the DVD barely kept the capital.

Later, Cheng Long mainly made movies in the mainland.

"The King of Kung Fu" and "Kung Fu Dream" cannot be regarded as the male protagonist.

Li Shengyao is very aware of Cheng Long's next movie results, at this time, it can't be said that Cheng Long can't move, it can only be said that the audience's viewing requirements in beautiful countries are improving, and they are no longer interested in general kung fu comedies.

In addition, Cheng Long is Asian, so he is naturally ostracized by a group of people.

Li Lianjie is similar, and he even came back earlier than Cheng Long.

After all, it's not a white black brother, if these two people are white black brothers, with their skills, even if the plot is old-fashioned, they can definitely mix for seven or eight years.

Of course, these have nothing to do with Li Shengyao, he will not persuade Cheng Long, just watch the movie honestly.

He led Dong Xuan to sit in the first row, Dong Xuan had not watched "Around the World in Eighty Days", and he watched it with relish.

And Li Shengyao stared at the big screen, actually in a daze.

When he was a child, he liked kung fu comedies, but when he grew up, he didn't like it very much.

He doesn't like Feng Xiaogang's comedy, he rarely laughs when he watches Feng's comedy.

In terms of his personal aesthetic, he likes the kind of nonsensical comedy.

There is a plot in "The Hangover", the fat man of one of the male protagonists sits in the car, and an old man pushes the shopping cart out, and the fat man then raises his middle finger and shouts arrogantly, "Hey, do you want to fight with me?" ”

The old man was dumbfounded.

Li Shengyao couldn't help but laugh when he watched it, he liked to see such unexpected funny.

At this time, he was in a daze, but he was not the only one, in fact, Xiao Steel Cannon, Han Sanping, and they were all in a daze.

The plot of "Around the World in Eighty Days" is too scattered, and staying in this place and staying in that place is a bit of a road comedy.

But people's road comedy is also a journey, and it won't take so long to meet so many strange people.

If the plot is too scattered and there are too many things, the audience will be easily distracted.

Road comedies like "The Hangover" and "People in Embarrassment" are much better, and they are generally stories that take place in one area.

Li Shengyao was inspired after watching "People in Embarrassment" in his previous life, and then wrote a script.

The male protagonist is still set to Baoqiang and Xu Zheng, Baoqiang's babbling character, Xu Zheng is a middle-aged man in a failed city, the plot is that two people won the lottery and participated in a round-the-world trip with only the two of them.

The first stop was the peninsula, where other people had plastic surgery, and those who looked for Oba looked for Oba, but the two of them stayed and were mistaken for cover by other travelers.

Later, they went to Tyrande, France, the beautiful country, and the country of the pharaohs.

However, unlike "Around the World in 80 Days", the two male protagonists in the script written by Lee Shengyao do not want to experience those Guo Jia's customs and customs, on the contrary, all they experience are domestic customs.

On the peninsula, they went to the Chinese community and saw a group of Chinese children who went out early and returned late, still doing their homework in the middle of the night, and getting up at 6 o'clock in the morning to read early.

In Tyrande, they were received by locals, but this person had studied in Shonan, spoke Shonan dialect, and took them to eat the spiciest Shonan dishes.

In France, a little beauty who received them who had studied in the Northeast spoke the Northeast dialect with a smug flavor, and took them to the museum to see a lot of ancient Chinese collections.

The beautiful country and the pharaoh's country are similar plots, highlighting a sense of contrast.

The reflection is that domestic tourists travel too much, and many places have less exotic customs in order to echo Chinese tourists.

The two protagonists obviously travel around the world, but they seem to have gone around the country. (I really wrote this script, Huayi Dengtian Yigan Film and Television Company's mailbox sent it all over, and a small company replied, saying that the script was very interesting, and then asked me what I wanted to express, and then asked how much it was, I said 30,000, and then there was no follow-up, back to that node, I would say 1,000 yuan)

After watching for half an hour, people went out to smoke one after another.

Li Shengyao was bored, so he also went out.

These insiders are naturally different from the convenient resting places of ordinary audiences.

Li Shengyao came to the pantry and poured himself a glass of warm water.

He had just sat down when a beautiful girl walked in.

She was dressed in a long blue dress, with long flowing hair, bright eyes and bright teeth, and when she smiled, she would show two rows of big white teeth.

At first glance, it was the people who had stayed in the beautiful country, and the people over there laughed like this.

"Director Li, my name is Chen Fa, I like your TV series very much, "My Uncle" is really good-looking, this drama will definitely break the ratings of ten points."

"My Uncle" has premiered, relying on Director Li's word-of-mouth, although it is broadcast on Zhejiang Satellite TV, the premiere still has a rating of 2.2, and by the end of the second episode, it has risen to 4.2.

There is no doubt that the ratings of this show will rise.

Zhejiang Satellite TV bought the first round of broadcast rights of this drama for 5 million, and it will definitely not lose.

When Gu Huaiqiu called that night, his tone was very excited, and then he booked the exclusive broadcast rights of the second and third rounds of "My Uncle", saying that he would go to Yanjing to sign a contract the next day.

TV series like "My Uncle" are indeed suitable for repeated viewing.

Zhejiang Satellite TV wants to buy the exclusive broadcast rights of the second and third rounds, and the price will be higher, but there is definitely some money.

Li Shengyao received a call from Zhou Yingzhong the next night, wanting to buy the second and third rounds of "My Uncle" broadcast rights, I heard that Zhejiang Satellite TV was going to broadcast exclusively, and a contract had been signed, and the frustration of the two people could be heard through the phone.

Of course, this has nothing to do with Lee Shengyao, he gave them a chance, they don't want it themselves.

Chen Fala immigrated to the beautiful country when she was a teenager, and her Mandarin is very standard.

The length is also good, in line with Li Shengyao's aesthetics, the acting skills are okay, there is no problem in acting in an idol drama.

She must have succumbed to talent in TVB.

But this has nothing to do with Li Shengyao, he doesn't necessarily have to pull all the actresses to Fenghua Film and Television Company.

Unless it's like Sun Li, even if you don't act in the company's play, you can still make money.

"Borrow auspicious words."

Chen Fala saw that Li Shengyao didn't speak, and was a little disappointed in her heart, she won the Miss Asian championship the year before last, and an entertainment company approached her at that time.

She had been thinking about going to that company, and TVB approached her two months ago and promised her that he would definitely praise her.

She went to Hong Kong Island, and she found that mainland dramas were actually very well rated on Hong Kong Island, and they seemed to be more interesting than TVB dramas, and these mainland dramas were all from Fenghua Film and Television Company.

She then paid attention to Li Shengyao.

This time, she wanted to have a relationship with Li Shengyao, she felt that it was better to be in TVB than in Fenghua.

But Li Shengyao doesn't seem to have much interest in her.

"Director Li, I studied acting in a beautiful country, I like acting very much, can I join Fenghua?"

Chen Fala smiled and asked sweetly.

Li Shengyao chuckled and shook his head, "If you want to join Fenghua, go to Yanjing Fenghua headquarters, there is a more professional assessment there, and they think you can do it, so they will naturally invite you." ”

Chen Fala nodded in disappointment when he heard this, heard footsteps coming, and quickly left.

Another person came over, and it turned out to be Liu Dehua.

When he saw Li Shengyao, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes.

The two men then struck up a conversation.

Liu Dehua has been very busy recently, and at the same time very hot.

"Ambush on All Sides" is about to be released, and at the end of the year, there will be "No Thieves in the World", which is in the top three at the mainland box office this year, and he starred in two of them.

"Director Li, "My Uncle" is really good, I've been chasing it for the past few days, I told my assistant, the two episodes tonight will be recorded, I want to watch it when I go back, will Li Xiaoan go to jail later?"

"Yes, a few months."

A trace of distress appeared on Liu Dehua's face, "She is so miserable, what about after she is imprisoned?" ”

"She has found the confidence to live happily in the sun."

"Okay, this one has a good ending."

Lao Liu was speechless for a moment, and then joked: "Why didn't you look for me in the first place, why did you look for Liang Jiahui?" ”

"You're so busy, and you're so handsome, that woman will divorce you?"

The two men then chuckled.

After sitting for a few more minutes, Li Shengyao went back, and met Liu Qingyun and Zheng Xiuwen on the way, and they all said that "My Uncle" was good.

Li Shengyao was also very happy when he heard this, and his TV series finale still has high ratings.

(End of chapter)